During acute inflammation of gingiva (gingivitis), the cells can resist apoptosis and, at the same time, serve as a barrier to tumour formation. However, during chronic inflammation (periodontitis), the cells will undergo degradation which also helps in tumour restraining. Unlike...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2018/38291
Global oral health surveys reveal that periodontal disease and dental caries affect human populations throughout the world. Denitrification plays both positive and negative roles in these disease processes by producing by-products that alter the oral environment, change the oral...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29816
Periodontal diseases are widely prevalent diseases and negatively affecting the quality of life of young and adult population. They are inflammatory conditions result in destruction of the supporting structure of the tooth. Periodontal diseases are associated with phagocytosis an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17520
Alveolar ridge dimensional loss is a physiologic consequence of tooth extraction. Often, this event causes compromised feasibility of implant placement, prosthetic rehabilitation and esthetic outcome. As an attempt to minimize the shrinkage of the alveolar bone, socket preservati...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i4A35394
Luay Thanoon Younis, Faisal Ismail Bahnasi, Aida Nur Ashikin Abd Rahman & Mohamed Ibrahim Abu Hassan·Asian Journal of Dental Sciences·2020
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammation of tooth supporting tissues (periodontal ligament, alveolar bone and gingiva). Due to the chronic and intensive inflammation, these tissues undergo accelerated cellular senescence (premature cells cycle arrest). This accelerated cellular se...
Luay Thanoon Younis, Faisal Ismail Elsayed Bahnasi, Aida Nur Ashikin Abd Rahman & Mohamed Ibrahim Abu Hassan·Asian Journal of Biology·2019
During orthodontic treatment, application of forces to move the teeth within the dento-alveolar complex is associated with structural and biological tissues changes. One of the main changes is hypoxia which is due to the compression of blood vessels resulting in insufficient oxyg...
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Research Article10.9734/ajob/2019/v8i330062
Luay Thanoon Younis, Mohd Masood, Faisal Ismail Elsayed Bahnasi, Aida Nur Ashikin Abd Rahman & Mohamed Ibrahim Abu Hassan·Asian Journal of Dental Sciences·2019
Orthodontic treatment requires moving and aligning the teeth into a favorable position aesthetically and functionally. To achieve that, the teeth are subjected to forces to push them to their new position. Loading of force on the crown causes tipping of tooth, subsequently the pe...
Luay Thanoon Younis, Faatin Afeefah Ahmad Naqiyuddin, Afiqah Azhar, Ahmad Izzat Arief Amron, Aida Nur Ashikin Abd Rahman & Mohamed Ibrahim Abu Hassan·Asian Journal of Dental Sciences·2020
Excessive exposure to fluoride during formation of teeth may lead to a severe hypomineralization condition, called dental fluorosis. Genes such as Collagen type 1 alpha 2 (COL1A2), Estrogen receptor (ESR), Prolactin (PRL), Catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT), matrix metalloprotei...