The purpose of this study was to determine the amount of root surface removal in vitro using an air-powder abrasive system or sharp curet on root surfaces simulating the cumulative effects of an every 3-month periodontal maintenance regimen over a 3-year period and to compare the amount of time spent in the utilization of each instrument. Fifty extracted teeth with fully formed roots were cleaned and mounted in one of 10 different artificial alveolar arches. Each arch contained one central incisor, one lateral incisor, one canine, one first and one second premolar. The buccal and mesial tooth root diameters were measured initially and after each treatment with a digital point micrometer. All teeth were stained with coffee and repositioned in their artificial alveolae and treated by the air-powder abrasive system or curet until all visible stain was removed. Time required for removal of stain in both treatment groups was recorded. Both groups were restained, retreated, and retimed 12 times to reproduce a 3-month maintenance interval for 3 years. The average root structure removed by the air-powder abrasive system following each treatment was 10.68 micron while the curet removed an average of 27.09 micron. Stain was removed 3.15 times faster by the air-powder abrasive system than with a curet.
The purpose of this study was to determine and compare IgG and IgA concentration in both serum and unstimulated whole saliva obtained prior to any therapy and following initial preparation therapy (IPT) in 15 healthy adult dentulous patients, five each of periodontal disease Classes I, II and III. During the first visit before therapy, 10 ml of whole blood and 5 ml of saliva were obtained. Serum protein electrophoresis was conducted to rule out immunoglobulinopathies. Radial cell immunodiffusion endpoint technique was employed on serum and saliva to determine IgG and IgA in mg/dl. Following IPT, achievement of plaque control and 3 weeks after any dental instrumentation, 10 ml of blood and 5 ml of saliva were obtained from each patient and IgG and IgA in mg/dl were determined. The following are trends that were observed: greater decrease in IgG and IgA in serum and saliva following IPT in Class I periodontal patients than in other classes; saliva was a better indicator of local humoral response than serum for this group of patients; the less severe the periodontal involvement, more consistent was the reduction in IgG and IgA following IPT, especially for saliva; IPT elicited a decreased IgG and IgA concentration when local antigenic stimuli were reduced by both patient and dentist.
SummaryMycobacterial infection is relatively common among patients maintained on haemodialysis and may present in uncommon locations and acquire an unusual course. We present a patient in whom a breast mass was found to be caused by primary mycobacterial infection. This is to our knowledge the first report on breast mycobacterial infection in a haemodialysis patient.KEY WORD: polycystic renal disease.
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