Essays about: "Periodontal disease"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 20 essays containing the words Periodontal disease.
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6. Parodontal sjukdom hos hund : en utvärdering av djurägares bedömning av den allmänna hälsan före och efter behandling av parodontit
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : Parodontal sjukdom är vanligt förekommande hos hund och kan delas in i två huvudkategorier: gingivit och parodontit. Gingivit är en initialt reversibel inflammation i tandköttet som uppkommer till följd av angrepp från bakterier i dentalplack. READ MORE
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7. Analysis of selected virulence properties of Filifactor alocis
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för odontologiAbstract : ABSTRACT Filifactor alocis is a gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium, and several studies have demonstrated that the species is associated with periodontal disease. It has several proteins and properties that makes it a potential partner in crime in a disease process. Here we studied a small collection of 10 isolates of F. READ MORE
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8. Oral Health and Tools for Oral Hygiene in Adolescents in Detema Secondary School
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för odontologiAbstract : Abstract The aim of this epidemiologic pilot field study was to determine if the oral health problem in Detema was periodontal or caries disease. If periodontal disease, was it induced by a certain virulent microflora or by inadequate oral hygiene? A second specific aim was to educate local oral health instructors, to raise the awareness of the importance of oral health, and in that way improve the general health. READ MORE
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9. Are gingivitis, periodontitis and peri- implantitis associated with autoantibodies- A litterature review
University essay from Umeå universitet/TandläkarutbildningAbstract : Introduction: Periodontal disease is one of the most common inflammatory diseases in the world. A possible autoimmune aspect behind the local tissue destruction in periodontal disease, as a result of the invasion of oral pathogens over time has been reported in previous studies, but the correlation is yet unclear. READ MORE
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10. Characterization of Macrophage Activation Induced by Leukotoxin from Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för odontologiAbstract : ABSTRACT Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa), is a gram-negative, facultative anaerobe, non-motile coccobacilli colonizing the human oral cavity and is strongly associated with localized aggressive periodontitis (LAP). Aa possesses several virulence mechanisms, among others; Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), an endotoxin found in the outer membrane of Aa and Leukotoxin (LtxA), an exotoxin attached to the bacterial cell surface or in outer membrane vesicles and which has been correlating with periodontal disease mostly. READ MORE