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Background: Periodontal disease is an inflammatory disorder which affects periodontal structures. Oxidative stress is involved in mechanisms of periodontal destruction. 8–hydroxy–2–deoxyguanosine (8–OHdG) is the product of oxidative DNA damage and its levels increase in saliva of patients with periodontal disease. Uric acid (UA) is a major salivary antioxidant and its levels decrease in periodontitis. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the levels of 8–OHdG and UA in saliva and to correlate with CPITN...

In the present, implant reconstruction is preferred by the majority patients over prosthetic dentures. One of the most important problems than can appear after oral implant insertion is peri-implantitis. The ethiopathogenesis of this disease is complex; one of the major causes is the presence of pathogens bacteria, among which species of Prevotella genus is highly significant. The extent of antibiotic resistance phenomena in peri-implantitis imposes that the choice of antibiotics should be made after the susceptib...

Regarding oral health, the tooth decay and periodontal diseases are the most important oral health problems. There is a link between oral disease and the presence of bacterial species belonging to the oral cavity microflora. The tooth decay is related to the action of bacterial species including Streptococcus mutans, lactobacilli and actinomycetes. Concentrated efforts of specialists from all around the world aimed to obtain in the future herbal remedies with similar antibacterial effect of antibiotics that can be...