periodontitis/obesity

Definition of the sample: 30 patients were recruited from the Diagnosis Unit of Andres Bello University Faculty of Dentistry (DUFD), campus Viña del Mar, with the diagnosis of Generalized Periodontitis Stage II, III or IV, grade B or C who were catalogued as normal weight, class I obesity and class

Periodontitis has been demonstrated as a risk factor for ischaemic stroke in several clinical studies. Atherosclerosis of the cerebral vasculatureis an important pathological process causing ischaemic stroke. The investigator's study aims to investigate the relationship between tooth loss(used as a

Periodontitis, a periodontal disease, results from interaction between the immune system and oral bacteria that may promote oxidative stress and initiate an inflammatory cascade inducing the destruction of the oral structure. The immune-microbial pathogenesis of periodontitis involves chronic

This was a cross sectional study involving 300 subjects ,30-60 years of age. 80% was calculated as the power of the study and error was set at 5%. The ethical clearance for the study was obtained from the University central ethics committee. A consent form, was given to all the subjects, which was

A total of 80 individuals, comprising 20 patients with stage II grade B periodontitis (P1 Group), 20 patients with stage III grade B periodontitis (P2 Group), 20 patients with gingivitis (G Group), and 20 periodontally healthy controls (H Group) were involved in the study. The participants were

The principal hypothesis of this project is the existence of an association between Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and periodontal diseases (PD). The primary objective is to evaluate this association using a multicenter cross-sectional clinical approach. The secondary objectives are: - To study the

Although inflammation has been shown to contribute substantially to the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in patients with RA, there is also a high prevalence of traditional CVD-risk factors among these patients. The elevated risk has been shown to be attributable to combination of both

Overweightness and obesity are defined as the accumulation of fat in body tissues that might impair overall health. Adults are considered overweight if their body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight in kg/[height in meters]2) is ≥ 25 and obese if BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. The prevalence of overweightness

Research Design/Methodology Ethics approval will be obtained from Institution Review Board of Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy. Sample size calculation (Green, 1991) By considering the Green's formula as below; Medium effect size (R2=0.07) variance in dependent variable accounted for by the

There is evidence supporting that OSAS is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, cardiac-arrhythmia, and stroke.Gender, age, smoking, obesity and diabetes, which are risk factors for

Periodontal treatment, consisting in both supra- and sub-gingival mechanical instrumentation of the root surface (scaling and root planing), will be performed by a single periodontist on obese patients with periodontitis. The aim of this study is to compare quadrant scaling and root planing (Q-SRP)

Obesity and diabetes mellitus Obesity is one of our most serious public health issues (National Food Agency, 2016). In the Swedish adult (16-84 years) population, about 35% are overweight and almost 15% are obese (Statistics Sweden). The most commonly used definition of obesity is based on the body

Recruitment of patients will be achieved in the department of digestive surgery. It will involve 122 patients with severe obesity undergoing bariatric surgery scheduled within the digestive surgery department. Patients recruited will be examined for evaluating the presence and severity of