Background A variety of systemic diseases and conditions can affect the course of periodontitis
or have a negative impact on the periodontal attachment apparatus. Gingival recessions …

Background: The growing prevalence of increased body weight and obesity in the United
States has raised significant public health concerns. Obesity has been implicated as a risk …

Background Mucogingival deformities, and gingival recession in particular, are a group of
conditions that affect a large number of patients. Since life expectancy is rising and people are …

PURPOSE: Demineralization of a thin layer of bone over a root prominence after corticotomy
surgery can optimize the response to applied orthodontic forces. This physiologic response …

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis are common chronic inflammatory
conditions. Recent studies showed a beneficial effect of periodontal treatment on the severity …

Interdisciplinary orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) can synthesize tissue engineering
principles with periodontal regenerative surgery to create rapid orthodontic tooth movement and …

Objective: To determine if eliminating periodontal infection and gingival inflammation affects
the severity of active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients with chronic inflammatory …

This study was performed to evaluate the effects of orthodontic therapy on the width of the
zone of keratinized gingiva. Pre‐ and post‐treatment photographic slides, plaster study casts, …

The purpose of this clinical study was to evaluate the periodontal condition of teeth having
submarginal restorations associated with either narrow or wide zones of keratinized gingiva. …

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the extent to which obesity and/or hypertension
may modify the response of rats' periodontium to chronic gingival irritation. Forty-four …