This relates to periodontal disease management as well as inappropriate use of antibiotics in dentistry as a whole. The use of antibiotics leads to the development of resistant strains of bacteria....

For most practitioners, the Basic Periodontal Examination (BPE) would be a familiar screening tool for entry into periodontal therapy. There is growing recognition, now reaffirmed by the 2017 World...

Gingival recession has a complex and multifactorial aetiology. If left to progress, its sequelae can include dentine hypersensitivity, tooth abrasion, carious root lesions and patient-related...

A 28-year-old male patient was referred to the Restorative Dentistry department for management of his drug-influenced gingival overgrowth. His presenting complaint was of a 12-month history of red,...

Over the last decade, there has been an exponential increase in evidence relating nutritional status and supplementation to periodontal disease prevalence and management. However, there is a necessity...

Studies examining human skulls have stated that the prevalence of intrabony defects around teeth ranged from 4.1%–9.4%,2,3 whereas radiographic assessments of an adult population in Sweden have found...

This case report describes amlodipine-induced mucosal overgrowth at an implant site and its contribution to the development of peri-implantitis. A 45-year-old Tanzanian male received dental implant...

A 26-year-old woman was referred to the University Hospital Wales (UHW) from her general dental practitioner (GDP) with the principal complaint of sore and swollen gums and, in addition, difficulty in...

Many people are now emotionally attached to their various mobile devices. Many are addicted to their smartphones. Some suffer ‘nomobophobia’, meaning that they get very anxious if they are deprived of...

Periodontitis is a common condition affecting about half the adult population to some degree, with about 10% of the population suffering from a more severe form of the condition that threatens them...

Medications affecting the periodontium, summarized in Table 2, can be classified into four categories and are:.

Since its first publication by Van Haywood and Heymann in 1989,13 tray-applied 10% carbamide peroxide (CP) has proven itself as a safe and effective way to whiten teeth. However, CP, also known as...

Both chronic and aggressive periodontitis are plaque-related diseases initiated by bacteria. The host response, genetic predisposition and environmental risk factors do not initiate periodontal...

There are a number of factors that affect prognosis, with position in arch affecting likelihood of tooth loss, risk being greatest for maxillary second molars and least for mandibular canines (Table...

A 28-year-old male patient reported to the Department of Periodontics for a dental check-up. This was his first visit to a dental setting. All histories were non-contributory and the patient was...