periodontitis

Entamoeba gingivalis and Trichomonas tenax in Periodontal Disease

Adenike O. Oladokun, Olanrewaju I. Opeodu, Ahmed O. Lawal & Mofolusho O. Falade · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2021

This review is aimed at elucidating the role of Entamoeba gingivalis and Trichomonas tenax in the aetiology of periodontal disease. Periodontal disease results from localised inflammation of the periodontium due to plaque accumulation and if left untreated can lead to loss of tee...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i330307

Impact of Chronic Periodontitis on Systemic Conditions: A Review

R. Saranyan, B. Manovijay, K. Priya, D. Jayachandran, Balaji Babu & C. Sajini Raj · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

The oral cavity might well be thought of as the window of the human body due to the extent of the inflammatory burden caused by periodontal disease. This can influence systemic diseases with a similar inflammatory pathology and vice versa, raising the relevance regarding periodon...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/38511

Levels of Interleukin‐18 in Saliva and Gingival Crevicular Fluid in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis and Healthy Subjects

Zeinab Rezaei Esfahrood, Davood Zare, Javad Zavar Reza & Farzaneh Rahmanian · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2016

Aims: Cytokines play a key role in the initiation and progression of chronic periodontitis. This study aimed to measure and compare the levels of Interleukin (IL)-18 in both saliva and gingival cervicular fluid (GCF) of patients with chronic periodontitis and healthy controls. St...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2016/25982