Background Obesity, a well-known risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), is associated with chronic periodontitis in adults. This cross-sectional pilot study on obese adolescents was ...

Periodontal pocket depth is traditionally measured with a periodontal probe, but many factors can distort this measurement. What if there were a way to image these pockets with a cone-beam CT (CBCT) ...

Treating Your Periodontal Pockets May Benefit Your Pocket Book Date: November 28, 2007 Source: American Academy of Periodontology Summary: Prevention of periodontal diseases may lead to savings on not ...

CHICAGO (June 22, 2004) – People with deep periodontal pockets had an increased risk for electrocardiographic abnormalities (ECG) according to a recent study printed in this month's issue of the ...

The presence of specific bacteria and combinations of bacteria in periodontal pockets might be an explanation for the relationship between periodontal disease and acute coronary syndrome (ACS), ...

Chlo-Site from Oraldent, is a new, simple, and efficient, safe way to treat periodontal pockets. Chlo-Site is a gel with 1.5% chlorhexidine that is capable of assuring both active and passive ...

Traditionally, a periodontal probe has been used to assess pocket depth. But can another measurement method offer more consistent results? Researchers reported that photoacoustic imaging might offer ...