Epidemiology of desquamative gingivitis: evaluation of 125 patients and review of the literature
International Journal of Dermatology, 10/01/2009
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Lo RL et al. – Desquamative gingivitis (DG) is a descriptive term used to indicate epithelial desquamation, erythema, erosions, and/or vesiculobullous lesions of the gingiva. DG is commonly ... mucocutaneous disorders and systemic conditions that may carry a poor prognosis and high morbidity; however, there are no clear data concerning the frequency of these disease associations.
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Site-specific Gingival Bleeding on Probing in a Steady-state Plaque Environment – Influence of Polymorphisms in the Interleukin-1 Gene Cluster
Journal of Periodontology, 08/31/2009
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Muller HP et al. – Multilevel modeling of site–specific data yielded new and so far not reported information of the influence of the IL–1 genotype in plaque–induced gingivitis.
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The influence of a probiotic milk drink on the development of gingivitis: a pilot study
Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 08/17/2009
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Staab B et al. – The data suggest a beneficial effect of the probiotic milk drink on gingival inflammation.
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Effect of desquamative gingivitis on periodontal status: a pilot study
Oral Diseases, 09/09/2009
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Russo LL et al. – The potential interference between DG lesions and periodontitis needs further prospective investigation; nonetheless, a higher level of attention might be prudent.
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The Effect of Intensive Oral Hygiene Care on Gingivitis and Periodontal Destruction in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Yonsei Medical Journal, 08/25/2009
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Lee HK et al. – Intensive oral hygiene care can persistently improve oral inflammation status and could slow periodontal deterioration.
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“Strawberry like” gingivitis being the first sign of Wegener's granulomatosis
European Journal of Internal Medicine, 10/02/2009
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Ruokonen H et al. – A 51–year old woman was referred to a specialized dentist because of consistent irritative buccal gingival hyperplasia that did not react to conservative and microbial treatment. This case ... importance to recognize the oral manifestation of WG to get proper medication as soon as possible and avoid serious systemic tissue damage.
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Acceleration of Purine Degradation by Periodontal Diseases
Journal of Dental Research, 09/28/2009
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Barnes VM et al. – Periodontal diseases, such as gingivitis and periodontitis, are characterized by bacterial plaque accumulation around the gingival crevice and the subsequent inflammation and destruction of host tissues. The
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Oral health status in a group of children and adolescents with myotonic dystrophy type 1 over a 4-year period
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 09/04/2009
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Engvall M et al. – DM1 patients, as they grow older, have increasing amounts of plaque and risk of caries and gingivitis. They have more TMD problems. Behaviour management problems do not seem to decrease with age. Increased prophylactic care is essential for DM1
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Quantitative estimation of AgNORs in inflammatory gingival overgrowth in pediatric patients and its correlation with the dental plaque status
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 11/18/2009
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that the PI, GI and AgNOR count in mixed and permanent dentition cases were not significantly higher than normal in pyogenic granuloma, puberty gingivitis, and in drug–induced gingival overgrowth patients. The present study indicated that the AgNOR counts were not of diagnostic significance
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Effectiveness of 0.50% and 0.75% chlorhexidine dentifrices in orthodontic patients: A double-blind and randomized controlled trial
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 11/10/2009
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suggests that the use of dentifrices with lower concentration of chlorhexidine can reduce the risk of tooth staining without compromising its effectiveness in controlling gingivitis and bleeding in orthodontic patients.
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