Category Archives: Science

CURCUMIN NEW STUDIES

Effects on reducing inflammation and dental bone loss. “There are two recent clinical studies evaluating [...]

FAMILY HISTORY AND PERIODONTAL DISEASE

“These data from a prospective cohort study suggest a degree of continuity of periodontal health [...]

ETHNICITY and periodontal disease

“…the study revealed significant differences among ethnic group… Puerto Ricans, Haitians and Indians for example, [...]

YEAST and periodontal disease

21 studies showed a positive association between Candida species and periodontal diseases. Click the image [...]

OSTEOPOROSIS AND PERIODONTAL DISEASE

Both are diseases with excessive bone resorption. Shared risk factors include age, genetics, hormonal change, [...]

FINANCIAL BURDEN OF PERIODONTAL DISEASE

Periodontal disease has direct costs (associated with treatment) and indirect costs (associated with tooth loss [...]

GENETICS AND PERIODONTAL DISEASE

Although a high risk for progression of periodontitis is associated with the bacterial biofilm found [...]

TRIPHALA EXTRACT COMPARED TO CHLORHEXIDINE (Peridex) mouthwash against plaque and gingival inflammation

METHODS: A double blinded parallel arm randomised control trial with 60 participants aged 18‐ 24 [...]

HORMONES and periodontal disease

The action of hormones changes the effectiveness of the epithelial barrier to bacterial insult and [...]