Background: Infection with HIV results in gradual loss of immunologic functions, especially those mediated by CD4+T helper cells with consequent impairment of the immune response leading to severe manifestations of periodontal ...

Periodontal disease is one of the most common diseases worldwide. Periodontal treatment aims to prevent disease progression and restore functional and aesthetic dentition. The purpose of studying periodontal treatment ...

Periodontitis is a bacterially induced chronic inflammatory disease that destroys the supporting tissues of teeth. Clinical observations and experimental evidence indicates that there is a genetic influence of risk factors ...

Chronic inflammation of the periodontium is known as periodontal disease. The inflammation can be contained only within gingival connective tissue or can progress, leading to the loss of gingival connective tissue and ...

Between September 1992 and August 1995, all patients with haematological malignancies who were treated as in-patients in the Haematology Unit at Groote Schuur Hospital received a twice weekly, oral and perioral examination. ...

In this thesis, oral health baseline data is established for the Omusati region. It is one of 13 regions in northern Namibia with a population of 244544 (census 1991). The population density is 18 people per square kilometer ...

Literature states that different loading systems have been explored; and are used depending on the clinical situation. The success with each of these systems also differs with regards to quality of bone, the length and ...

Periodontal disease is chronic inflammation of the periodontium. The inflammation can affect the gingival connective tissue or can progress, into the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone. Periodontal disease is a ...

Introduction Little attention is given to oral health; national oral health guiding principles and strategies in several developing countries must be more evident. Hormonal variations that occur before, during, and after ...