An increase in the prevalence and severity of gingival inflammation during pregnancy has
been reported since the 1960s. Though the etiology is not fully known, it is believed that …

During recent years, considerable progress has been made in understanding the
etiopathogenesis of periodontitis in its various forms and their interactions with the host …

Metastatic dissemination to the oral cavity is rare and is usually the evidence of a wide
spread disease with an average survival rate of 7 months. In almost a quarter of the cases …

The aims of this literature review are: to depict the main oral diseases that are related to
pregnancy; to clarify some of the possible systemic mechanisms that are associated with …

Many women believe that their dental condition deteriorated during pregnancy or as a result
of having children. Epidemiological studies have reported an association between higher …

Periodontal disease (PD) is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by the accumulation of
bacterial plaque biofilm on the teeth and the host immune responses. PD pathogenesis is …

Objectives The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the
association between salivary protein polymorphisms and the risk of periodontal diseases …

Background: Periodontitis is a chronic multifactorial inflammatory disease associated with
dysbiotic plaque biofilms and characterized by progressive destruction of the tooth …

MicroRNAs fine-tune the regulation of Th1/Th17 lymphocyte subsets in multiple sclerosis.
We investigated the expression of miRNAs (previously associated with mycobacterial and …

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of Atorvastatin treatment, an inhibitor of 3-
hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, in periodontal disease. Male …