Gingival health effects of crown margin location

The location of crown margins is very important for the health of periodontal tissues. This study was designed to evaluate the gingival health of teeth before and six months after tooth crowning. Cross sectional study. Islamic International Dental Hospital. Period: March 2010 to June 2011. 50 patients were selected from the out patient department. Who were advised crowns for replacement of lost tooth structure and data was collected before and six months after crown insertion. Papillary Bleeding Index [PBI] was used to evaluate periodontal health. All recorded data was entered in computer and was statistically analyzed using SPSS version 17 data analyzer and comparisons were performed using chi square test. Results showed that patients inserted with crowns had signs of periodontal disease. [p value=0.03]. It may be concluded from the study that sub gingival crown margins have detrimental effect on gingival health

Periodontal tissue destruction. Extent of periodontal tissue destruction in patients visiting IIDH

Periodontal diseases are the most common inflammatory diseases affecting the oral tissues. This study was conducted to determine the extent of destruction of periodontal tissues in patients visiting Islamic International Dental Hospital [IIDH] and also to compare different variables e.g. age, brushing, plaque, calculus, recession, BOP, systemic diseases etc with periodontal destruction. Cross sectional study. Department of Periodontology Islamic international Dental Hospital, Islamabad. November 2011 to December 2011. 80 patients 52 males and 28 females were randomly selected. A questionnaire was designed and two house officers were calibrated and trained in filling the questionnaire and examining the patient in department of Periodontology of Islamic International Dental Hospital. The results show that 25% of the patients were healthy with no loss of supporting structures. 30% of the patients had early periodontal destruction, 28% of patients had moderate periodontitis and 17% were having advanced periodontal destruction. Periodontal destruction was more in males as compared to females and periodontal destruction increased with increasing age. It may be concluded from the study that prevalence of periodontitis increases with advancement of age

Effect of orthodontic treatment on periodontal health

This study was undertaken to assess the effects of orthodontic treatment on the periodontal health of young patients. 50 patients were randomly selected irrespective of sex from the orthodontic department of Islamic International Dental Hospital, Islamabad. Periodontal examination was performed before, after six months and after 18 months of treatment. CPITN [community periodontal index for treatment need] was used to assess the periodontal health of indexed teeth. SPSS version 17 and Chi Square test was used to analyze and compare the data. The results showed that patients undergoing orthodontic treatment do show the signs of periodontal disease. Comparison of patients of pre ortho and intra ortho revealed a p value of 0.02 while p value of patients during and after orthodontic treatment suggested a strong relationship between progress of periodontal disease during orthodontic treatment. P value of 0.456 of pre and post ortho patients suggested that there is no direct relationship between the two. The knowledge, attitude and practice on gingival health among orthodontic patients were poor