Review Articles | Clinical Studies | Laboratory Studies

• Bone Growth Factors: Potential for Use as an Osseointegration Enhancement Technique (OET)

1. The role of the small-diameter dental implant: A preliminary report on the Miniplant system. Barber
2. Perspectives on soft tissue management for the prevention and treatment of periodontal diseases. Bissada
3. Nickel hypersensitivity-related periodontitis. Bruce
4. Treating periodontal diseases with tetracycline-impregnated fibers: Data and controversies. Greenstein
5. Implant-protected occlusion: A biomechanical rationale. Misch
6. Bacteria as risk markers for periodontitis. Wolff

1. Single-blind studies of the effects of improved periodontal health on metabolic control in type 1 diabetes mellitus. Aldridge
2. Comparative detection of six putative periodontal pathogens in Sudanese and Norwegian adult periodontitis patients. Ali
3. Attachment loss trends over 3 years in community dwelling older adults. Beck
4. A comparison of demineralized freeze-dried bone and autologous bone to induce bone formation in human extraction sockets. Becker
5. A comparison of partial and full-mouth scoring of gingivitis in oral hygiene studies. Bentley
6. A new concept of overdentures with telescope crowns on osseointegrated implants. Besimo
7. Survival rates of hemisected teeth: an attempt to compare them with survival rates of alloplastic implants. Buhler
8. Periodontal disease in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). The effect of age and time since diagnosis. Cerda
9. Mechanism of irrigation effects on gingivitis. Chaves
10. Clinical and radiographical split-mouth study on resorbable versus non-resorbable GTR membranes. Christgau
11. Personal risk factors for generalized periodontitis. Clarke
12. Periodontopathogens in elderly Chinese with different periodontal disease experience. Dahlen
13. Different types of inflammatory reaction in peri-implant soft tissues. Ericsson
14. Effect of local metronidazole application on periodontal healing following guided tissue regeneration. Microbiological findings. Frandsen
15. The pterygoid plate implant: a solution for restoring the posterior maxilla. Graves
16. Cystinosis and gingival hyperplasia: Demonstration of cystine crystals in gingival tissue and unusual aspects of management. Heller
17. Healing of lichenoid reactions following removal of amalgam. A clinical follow-up. Henriksson
18. Microbiota of rapidly progressive periodontitis lesions in association with clinical parameters. Kamma
19. Reduction of plaque formation and gingivitis by a dentifrice containing triclosan and copolymer. Kanchanakamol
20. Spontaneous in situ gingival augmentation. Langer
21. Correlation of the periodontal status 6 years after puberty with clinical and microbiological conditions curing puberty. Mombelli
22. The periodontal status of irregular dental attenders. Mullally
23. HIV infection and necrotizing stomatitis. Muzyla
24. Periodontal disease and type I diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents. Pinson
25. Experimental gingivitis during pregnancy and post-partum: clinical, endocrinological, and microbiological aspects. Raber-Durlacher
26. Application of purified bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) preparations in cranio-maxillo-facial surgery. Sailer
27. Calcium and other salivary factors in periodontitis affected subjects prior to treatment. Sander
28. New attachment and bone formation in periodontal defects following treatment of submerged roots with guided tissue regeneration. Sander
29. Healing of periodontal lesions in monkeys following the guided tissue regeneration procedure. A histological study. Sander
30. The effect of a dentifrice containing chlorhexidine and zinc on plaque, gingivitis, calculus and tooth staining. Sanz
31. Use of guided tissue regeneration to treat a mucogingival defect associated with interdental bone loss: a case report. Shih
32. Antimicrobial susceptibility of periodontopathic bacteria associated with failing implants. Shordone
33. Bacterial penetration in vitro through GTAM membrane with and without topical chlorhexidine application. A light scanning electron microscopic study. Simion
34. An evaluation of a pre-scaling gel (SofScaleTM) on the ease of supragingival calculus removal. Smith
35. Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene titanium-reinforced membranes for regeneration of mucogingival recession defects. A 12-case report. Tinti
36. Effect of cigarettes on periodontal healing following GTR in infrabony defects. A preliminary retrospective study. Trombelli
37. Healing response of human buccal gingival recession treated with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membranes. A retrospective report. Trombelli
38. Microbiological features of gingivitis in pubertal children. Tsuruda
39. The effect of a single application of subgingival antimicrobial or mechanical therapy on the clinical parameters of juvenile periodontitis. Unsal
40. Effect of chlorhexidine and toothbrushing on the presence of bacteria on gingival and buccal epithelial cells. A short communication. Vaahtoniemi
41. The effectiveness of an electronic toothbrush in the removal of established plaque and treatment of gingivitis. Van derWeijden
42. Periodontal findings in spouses. Von Troil-Linden
43. Evaluation of an absorbable collagen membrane in treating Class II furcation defects. Wang
44. Periodontal disease activity: a development strategy for its investigation by means of accurate 3-dimensional clinical measurement. Watts
45. Cyclosporine A upregulates Interleukin-6 gene expression in human gingiva: Possible mechanism for gingival overgrowth. Williamson

1. In vitro studies on laser scaling of subgingival calculus with an Erbium:YAG laser. Aoki
2. Substance P: An immunohistochemical and biochemical study in human gingival tissues. A role for neurogenic inflammation? Bartold
3. A comparison of the effect of epidermal growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor and fibroblast growth factor on rat periodontal ligament fibroblast-like cells. Biom
4. Lower protein concentration in GCF from patients with periodontitis: an indicator of host-specific inflammatory reaction. Gustafsson
5. Periodontal repair in dogs: evaluation of the natural disease. Haney
6. Crevicular interleukin-1 beta in moderate and severe periodontitis patients and the effect of phase I treatment. Hou
7. Granulocyte elastase in gingival crevicular fluid: improved monitoring of the site-specific response to treatment in patients with destructive periodontitis. Jin
8. Molecular basis of leukocyte adhesion molecules in early-onset periodontitis patients with decreased CD11/CD18 expression on leukocytes. Katsuragi
9. Bacterial-stimulated cytokine production of peripheral mononuclear cells from patients of various periodontitis categories. Kjeldsen
10. Microscopic spirochete counts in untreated subjects with and without periodontal tissue destruction. Lembariti
11. The effect of flap management and bioresorbable occlusive devices in GTR treatment of degree III furcation defects. An experimental study in dogs. Lindhe
12. Response of regenerative tissues to plaque: A histological study in monkeys. Ling
13. The microbiota of osseointegrated implants in patients with a history of periodontal disease. Mombelli
14. Trypsin-like activity levels of Treponema denticola and Porphyromonas gingivalis in adults with periodontitis. Pederson
15. The effect of indigenous bacterial populations on buccal epithelial cells on subsequent microbial adhesions in vitro. Samaranayake
16. Unique intronic variation of HLA-DQB gene in early onset periodontitis. Takashiba
17. Cytokine-dependent synergistic regulation of interleukin-8 production from human gingival fibroblasts. Takigawa
18. Observations of root surfaces from patients with early onset periodontitis and leukocyte adhesion. Waldrop