Background: Tooth mobility may be a common problem among patients seeking dental treatment. Tooth mobility is defined as an extent of horizontal and vertical tooth displacement created by external forces, trauma and periodontal diseases. Aim: The aim of the present study is to ev...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i64B35326
Introduction: Periodontal diseases if left untreated can lead to tooth loss with the main cause being bacterial plaque. Among the subgingival plaque bacterial species, Porphyromonasgingivalis has been implicated as a major etiological agent causing tooth loss. Diabetic patients a...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i64A35308
Aim: The aim of the present study is to assess the association of lipid peroxidation in the saliva of healthy and periodontitis patients with or without diabetes mellitus. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in the subjects who visi...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i64A35320
Introduction: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) is a proinflammatory mediator considered to be a soluble mediator released from immunocompetent cells. It exercises a wide range of proinflammatory and immunomodulatory effects in different cell populations, such as stimulating pr...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i62B35163
Introduction: Nanotechnology has been taking the scientific community by storm as they have been showing promising results due to their antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activity. Multiple studies have found various plant species to be a rich source of these nanoparticles....
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i62B35167
Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the levels of 8-hydroxy-2 deoxyguanosine as a salivary biomarker for periodontitis with or without diabetes mellitus. Study Design: Cross-sectional study Materials and Methods: 30 patients were included in the study and were categorised int...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i62B35164
Introduction: Periodontitis is a systemic chronic inflammatory disease resulting from a complex polymicrobial infection causing tissue destruction as a consequence of perturbation of the homeostasis between sub gingival microflora. T.forsythia has been strongly implicated in the...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i62B35166
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a debilitating systemic disease with several major complications affecting the quality and length of life. Periodontal disease has been considered another diabetic complication in addition to cardiovascular disease, nephropathy, neuropathy, periph...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i62B35173
Introduction: Green nanoparticle synthesis provides a number of advantages, including being environmentally friendly, taking less time, being less expensive, being more stable, and, most significantly, not requiring the use of harmful chemicals. Aim: The aim of the present study...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i62B35174
Background: Nanoparticles are materials with overall dimensions in the nanoscale, ie, under 100 nm. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have shown excellent bactericidal properties against a wide range of microorganisms. Ficus benghalensis is a very large tree and had been considered as...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i62B35177
Background: Biological methods for nanoparticle (NP) synthesis using microorganisms, enzymes, and plants or plant extracts have been suggested as possible eco-friendly alternatives to chemical and physical methods. Aim: The aim of the current study is to synthesize Zinc oxide nan...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i62B35179
Aim: The aim of the study is to identify protein targets of aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans interacting with emodin. Introduction: Aggregatibacter mycetemcomitans is a gram negative bacteria that is associated with localized chronic periodontitis and other systemic diseases...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i62B35579
Aim: To assess the prevalence of the use of particulate graft versus block bone graft in ridge augmentation. Introduction: Ridge augmentation is a process of replacing the lost bone of residual ridge by grafting natural or synthetic material. Dimensional changes in the alveolar r...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35284
Aim: To estimate the salivary TGF-beta levels in periodontitis patients with or without diabetes mellitus Materials and methods: Thirty patients [15 males and 15 females] were included in this study and divided into three groups. Group a included 10 participants with periodontal...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35290
Aim: The study was conducted to compare the salivary concentrations of interleukin-18 in periodontitis patients with or without diabetes mellitus Materials and Methods: The sample size in the study was 30 and categorized into 3 groups, in each group 10 individuals were included i...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i62A35162
Introduction: Periodontitis is characterized by inflammatory destruction of connective tissue, loss of periodontal attachment, and resorption of the alveolar bone. Because of its activity as an inflammatory mediator as well as a modulator of the extracellular matrix and bone, the...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i61B35528
Aim: The aim of this study is to prepare a mouthwash using Ficus benghalensis mediated silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) and analysing its antimicrobial activity against oral pathogens Introduction: Nanotechnology deals with the particles which are less than 100 nm and have important...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B35061
Introduction: Green synthesis of nanoparticles using plant extract, bacteria, fungi and enzymes are eco-friendly and cost effective which do need high pressure, energy, temperature and toxic chemicals for its synthesis protocol. Zinc oxide nanoparticles have various physical, che...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B35065
Aim: The present study aimed to analyse the cytotoxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) that are biosynthesized using extract of Abies webbiana Methodology: Zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized by green approach using A. webbiana and were characterized by UV- vis spec...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B35067
Aim: To determine the cytotoxic activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized using Ficus benghalensis. Introduction: Synthesis of metal nanoparticles is widely used due to their potential applicability in various areas such as electronics, chemistry, energy and medicine developme...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B35071
Aim: Periodontitis is an inflammatory, multifactorial disease which results in destruction of supporting tissue and bone thereby resulting in loosening of the tooth. Tooth loss is one of the major oral issues faced by elderly patients. Thus the present study aimed to investigate...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B35083
Aim: The aim of the study is to study the tooth loss pattern in patients with chronic periodontitis and hypertension. Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Materials and Methods: The case sheet records (DIAS data) of tooth loss pattern in hypertensive patients with chronic pe...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B35087
Aim: To assess the awareness about stem cells and its application among the general public in Chennai. Introduction: Stem cells are very unique cells and have been isolated from the dental pulp, exfoliated deciduous teeth, the periodontal ligament, the dental follicle and the den...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B35098
Aim: To assess the knowledge, awareness and practice of periodontal therapy during pregnancy among dental professionals Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 dental professionals in and around Chennai. A well-structured questionnaire consisted...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B35100
Aim: To evaluate knowledge, awareness and practice of usage of interdental aids among dental professionals. Introduction: Dental caries and periodontal diseases, the two most common oral diseases, are mainly avoidable by professional and self-care activities. Dentists’ knowledge...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34721
Aim: To find antimicrobial property of Ficus benghalensis mediated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) Introduction: Nanoparticles have been studied in recent years because of certain properties like physical, chemical, electronic, thermal, magnetic, optical, dielectric and biological....
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B34591
Nanotechnology is a branch of science and technology relating to the matter on the atomic and molecular scale in the size range between 1-100 nm. Iron nanoparticles have diverse diagnostic and potential therapeutic applications with unique magnetic and catalytic properties and po...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2830866
Zingiber officinale (also called ginger) is commonly used for traditional treatment of various diseases and for culinary purposes. This plant species is a herbaceous and develops yearly pseudostems around one meter tall bearing limited leaf cutting edges. The synthesis of metal n...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2530829
Nano science is considered to be an important area in research in which developing nontoxic, reliable and ecofriendly synthesis of nanoparticles by the green approach has a vital part. Nanoparticles that contain antimicrobial and antioxidant properties are considered to be a new...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1930703
Vitamin D is well known for its essential role in maintaining healthy bones. Deficiency of this causes the bones to become soft and weak, a disease known as rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. Vitamin D is produced via skin under the action of sunlight, with smaller a...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1830683
Several modifications to the denture base PMMA resins have been tried in recent years to improve the physico-mechanical and biological qualities. Polymer and monomer alterations are two types of modifications that can be found. Advances in polymer science have resulted in innovat...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i62B35170
Arsenic pollution of groundwater has far-reaching implications, including consumption through the food chain, which manifests as social problems, health dangers, and socioeconomic breakdown, as well as sprawling with mobility and groundwater mining. Food crops grown with arsenic-...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35265
Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) has been the most extensively used denture base material over the past eight decades. Despite the availability of alternative polymers, this has remained the dominant denture base material. To solve the limitations of PMMA, new materials have been...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i63B35643
Introduction: Leptin is a hormone-like protein, or some call it as an acute phase inflammatory protein, which recently has gained attention due to its role in regulating metabolism of the human body as well as affecting the body’s defense mechanisms, including macrophages. Materi...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i61B35527
Background: Among the nanoparticles, selenium nanoparticles (SeNP) are one of the most extensively studied as Selenium has zero oxidation state, non toxic and biologically inert material. This is the reason why Selenium is considered as a major nanoparticulate. In this study SeNP...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1930709
Aim: This paper reviews the literature on the pathogenic genotypes of S. mutans that may be more virulent colonizers and the phenotypic variability of its main virulence factors. Methods: A thorough literature search on S. mutans was performed and the relevant datas supporting it...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i62B35175
Changing lifestyle has resulted in worsening of oral health in people of all age groups. One such common oral health disease is said to be dental caries. There are various modalities in the prevention of dental caries which include proper maintenance of oral hygiene, fluoride app...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i60B35031