Role of CD117 and mast cells in periodontal diseases: Histological and immunohistochemical study by Fatin L. Khaphi, Hanaa Ali Hussein, Oula Fouad Hameed, Huda Jassem Jebur, Zahra Kadhum Saeed

“…A total of 36 soft tissue samples, 12 each of normal healthy periodontal, dental plaque periodontitis, and chronic periodontitis were selected. …”
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A Systematic Review of the Effect of Oral Rinsing with H2O2 on Clinical and Microbiological Parameters Related to Plaque, Gingivitis, and Microbes by Francisco Wilker Mustafa Gomes Muniz, Juliano Cavagni, Gerson Pedro José Langa, Bernal Stewart, Zilson Malheiros, Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rösing

“…The aim of the present systematic review of the literature is to assess the effect of mouth rinses with H2O2 on dental plaque, gingival inflammation, and oral microorganisms. …”
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Oral Health Status of the Elderly at Tonga, West Region, Cameroon by Yotat Michele Lolita, Agbor Ashu Michael, Ntumba Hubert, Djachechi Florence, Bolenge Jacques

“…Risk factors to dental caries were toothbrushing and tobacco consumption while dental plaque was associated to pocket depth of 4–6 mm. …”
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The Effect of IL-4 Gene Polymorphisms on Cytokine Production in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis and in Healthy Controls by Jirina Bartova, Petra Borilova Linhartova, Stepan Podzimek, Tatjana Janatova, Kazi Svobodova, Antonin Fassmann, Jana Duskova, Jaromir Belacek, Lydie Izakovicova Holla

“…Chronic periodontitis (CP) is an inflammatory disease of the teeth-supporting tissues in which genetic predisposition, dental plaque bacteria, and immune mechanisms all play important roles. …”
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THE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN THE DENTAL FIELD – THE PHENOMENON OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE by Alina Anton, Iasmina Alexandra Predescu, Nuca Cristina, Mariana Păcurar, Ștefania Dinu

“…The apparition of microbial biofilms, such as dental plaque, may be an important reason for promoting antibiotic resistance. …”
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A Case of Drastic Reduction of Membranous Substances in the Pharynx by Interprofessional Cooperative Oral Care by Masahiko Okubo, Hideyuki Kamimura, Tsuyoshi Sato, Shoichiro Kokabu

“…There was a large amount of oral desquamated epithelium, dental plaque, and calculus in his mouth. Nurses and care workers administered oral care such as rubbing the tongue and buccal mucosa daily. …”
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Competition of motile and immotile bacterial strains in a petri dish by Silogini Thanarajah, Hao Wang

“…Bacterial competition is an important component in many practicalapplications such as plant roots colonization and medicine(especially in dental plaque). Bacterial motility has two types ofmechanisms --- directed movement (chemotaxis) and undirectedmovement. …”
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Dataset for Genome Sequencing and De Novo Assembly of the Candidate Phyla Radiation in Supragingival Plaque by Song Jiang, Jie Nie, Yuxing Chen, Shiying Zhang, Xiaoyan Wang, Feng Chen

“…Here, we used metagenomic assembly and binning to reconstruct more and higher quality metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) of CPR from oral dental plaque. These MAGs represent novel CPR species, which differed from all known CPR organisms. …”
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Impact of Periodontitis on Glycemic Control and Metabolic Status in Diabetes Patients: Current Knowledge on Early Disease Markers and Therapeutic Perspectives by Simona Santonocito, Alessandro Polizzi, Enrico Marchetti, Domenico Dalessandri, Marco Migliorati, Saturnino Marco Lupi, Marco Cicciù, Gaetano Isola

“…In relation to the control of dental plaque and oral dysbiosis responsible for periodontal disease, both nonsurgical and surgical therapy associated with proper home hygiene procedures have emerged as essential for good glycemic control. …”
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Orofacial Granulomatosis among Pediatric Patients Well Controlled by Corticosteroid Treatment: A Rare Case Series by Taku Kimura, Ken-Ichiro Sakata, Shunichiro Takezaki, Takuya Asaka, Shohei Oshima, Aya Yanagawa-Matsuda, Yoshimasa Kitagawa

“…Pediatric patients possess unique oral conditions where dental plaque rapidly forms, especially during tooth replacement due to tooth crowding. …”
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Probiotic Supplementation for Periodontal Diseases - An Umbrella Review by Hunny Sharma, Manisha Ruikar, Swati Verma

“…However, there is mixed evidence on the effectiveness of probiotics in reducing gingival inflammation (GI) and dental plaque, and further research is needed to understand the mechanisms of action and potential health benefits of probiotics. …”
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Determination of the caries risk in children under 5 years of age in schools of the northern of Quito, Ecuador by Alex Esteban Carrera, Francisco Carcelén Arce, Ana María Cabezas, María Fernanda Chavez Campuzano, María Jose Jarrin, Alessandro Dourado Loguercio, Ana del Carmen Armas Vega

“…Conclusions: According to the survey, CAMBRA applied, the risk to the presentation of caries is high and is related to the rates of tooth decay and dental plaque detected in the same population.…”
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Oral health care in older people in long-term care facilities: An updated systematic review and meta-analyses of implementation strategies by Lina F. Weening-Verbree, Anouk Douma, Cees P. van der Schans, Getty J. Huisman-de Waal, Annemarie A. Schuller, Sytse U. Zuidema, Wim P. Krijnen, Johannes S.M. Hobbelen

“…Meta-analyses on plaque showed that oral care implementations are effective; for denture plaque, the effect size was large and thus may have more clinical value than for dental plaque.…”
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A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial in the Gingivitis Prevention with an Oligomeric Proanthocyanidin Nutritional Supplement by R. M. Díaz Sánchez, G. Castillo-Dalí, A. Fernández-Olavarría, R. Mosquera-Pérez, J. M. Delgado-Muñoz, J. L. Gutiérrez-Pérez, D. Torres-Lagares

“…The gingival bleeding index also supports this fact, since the bleeding was lower in the experimental group (p<0.005). However, the dental plaque on the tooth surface according to the plaque index was 33% higher in the experimental group (p<0.006). …”
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Impact of Mouthwash-Induced Oral Microbiome Disruption on Alzheimer's Disease Risk: A Perspective Review by Ayoub Boulares, Hela Jdidi, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

“…CHX mouthwash is effective in reducing dental plaque and gingival inflammation, but it also significantly alters the composition of the oral microbiome, decreasing the abundance of nitrate-reducing bacteria critical for nitric oxide (NO) production. …”
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Effect of Hesperidin as an Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planing on Clinical Parameters and Serum C-Reactive Protein Level in Chronic Periodontitis: A Randomized, Triple-Blind, Place... by Supriya Shirodkar, Amit Vasani, Tanu Sahney, Meet Modi, Salini Pattnaik, P. Ravi Tejeshwar Reddy

“…Background: Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that damages the supporting structures of the teeth, primarily caused by dental plaque containing Gram-negative bacteria. These bacteria trigger an inflammatory host response leading to tissue destruction. …”
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Detection of Viruses in Dentin Caries and Necrotic Pulp Caries Using ELISA Technique in Mosul, Iraq by Enas Yaseen Shehab, Anmar A. AlTaie, Basima A. Abdullah

“…Background: Dental caries is a multifactorial disease that can affect human teeth, and viruses play a hidden role in forming caries cavities and dental plaque. Objectives: This study attempted to assess the detection of the role of some viruses such as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus type1 (HSV-1), and human papillomavirus (HPV) using the ELISA technique to detect the presence of viral antigens from three samples (dentine caries, necrotic pulp, and saliva) and to assess the relation between the presence of viruses and gender and age. …”
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Evaluating Antimicrobial Effectiveness of Gold Nanoparticles against Streptococcus oralis by Batool M Al-Fahham, Rafeef Ahmed Mohamed, Juman Mohammed Taqi Al-Talqani, Ali Hadi Fahad, Julfikar Haider

“…In this paper, it was aimed to detect the antibacterial effect of Au NPs and compare with chlorhexidine (CHX) against Streptococcus oralis (S. oralis) in dental plaque of patients with chronic periodontitis. …”
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Clinical efficacy of Methylene Blue mediated antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) using 680 nm Diode Laser in patients undergoing Open Flap Debridement: An Original Research by Soundarya Singh, Manisha Rout, Mayur Kaushik, Shilpa Sharma, Aprajita Srivastava

“…Background: Inflammatory periodontal disease caused by dental plaque is characterised by the clinical signs of inflammation and loss of periodontal tissue support. …”
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Early childhood caries risk prediction using machine learning approaches in Bangladesh by Fardous Hasan, Maha El Tantawi, Farzana Haque, Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Jorma I. Virtanen

“…Of the prediction model, dental plaque was the strongest predictor of ECC (MDG: 0.08, MDA: 0.10). …”
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