Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is one of many end-products of the proteolytic activities in the subgingival microbiota in patients with periodontal diseases, such as gingivitis and periodontitis. Although H2S is generally regarded ...

Will early forms of periodontitis in childhood predict future risk for severe periodontitis? At what age may onset of periodontitis be detected in subjects with severe periodontitis? Are there differences in cell composition ...

The present thesis was designed to increase the knowledge on the role of pathogenic potential of Porphyromonas gingivalis as a putative periodontal pathogen. P. gingivalis was selected to be the model species for periodontal ...

The overall aim was to investigate clinical and patient-reported outcomes of non-surgical treatment approaches to periodontitis and factors associated with the quality of care provided by dental hygienists (DHs) in general ...

Neutrophils are filled with many antimicrobial agents, including the neutrophil serine proteases (NSPs); a group of proteases including Elastase, Proteinase 3, and Cathepsin G. Synthesized as inactive proforms, the NSPs ...