Objective. Destructive periodontitis is one of the most frequent and widespread bacterial infections in humans. Psoriasis is a common condition in the general population. Since both psoriasis and periodontal diseases are characterized by an exaggerated response of the immune system to the epithelial surface microbiota, there may possibly be an association between these two conditions. The aim of the present pilot study was to investigate the prevalence of periodontal disease in psoriasis patients compared to healthy controls. Material and methods. Dental bite-wing X-rays were obtained from 155 psoriasis patients aged 45-60 years, as well as from 155 age-and gender-matched controls. All X-rays were examined by the same investigator for accumulated destructive periodontitis using bone level and loss of teeth as endpoints. Results. A significantly lower radiographic bone level (p < 0.001) and a significantly higher number of missing teeth (p < 0.001) were observed in the psoriasis cases compared to the controls. Conclusion. Our study indicates that psoriasis patients experience more bone loss than age-and gender-matched controls.
Endodontisk te ra pi er en vel etab lert be hand lings mo da li tet med høy suk sess rate (1). Må let med endodontisk te ra pi er å fo re byg ge el ler be hand le periapikale in flam ma to ris ke le sjo ner ved å fjer ne bin de vev og mik ro or ga nis mer fra in fi sert rot ka nal (2, 3). I til legg til stre bes en eff ek tiv for seg ling for å for hind re re-ko lo ni se ring av rot ka nal sy ste met med bak te ri er (4). Ir ri ga sjon spil ler en vik tig rolle i vel lyk ket endodontisk te ra pi for å fjer ne debris fra rot ka na len, eli mi ne re mik ro or ga nis mer, og tje ne som smø re mid del un der instru men te ring. Der for bør en «ide ell» ir ri ga sjons løs ning vaere effek tiv som et an ti mik ro bi elt mid del, men ikke gif tig for det omkring lig gen de ve vet (5). Natriumhypokloritt (NaOCl), etylendiamintetraacetat (EDTA), og i de se ne re åre ne klor hek si din (CHX)-glukonat, er ofte brukt som ir ri ga sjons mid del i rot ka na ler (6). Bi virk nin ger og kom pli ka sjo ner ved util sik tet ekstrusjon -utpres sing -av ir ri ga sjons mid ler er vel kjen te i lit te ra tu ren for NaOCl (7,8), hyd ro gen per ok sid (9,10) og svo vel sy re (11). CHX er an sett FORFATTERE Pejman Khanifam, spesialist i periodonti. Oslo Helen Pullisaar, spesialist i kjeveortopedi og periodonti, postdoktor. Avdeling for kjeveortopedi, Institutt for klinisk odontologi, Det odontologiske fakultet, Universitetet i Oslo Helge Risheim, spesialist i plastikk-og maxillofacial kirurgi, spesialist i oral kirurgi og oral medisin. Oslo Manuskriptet er basert på tidligere publisert artikkel: Khanifam P, Pullisaar H, Risheim H. Local facial atrophy and permanent anesthesia of right upper lip following subcutaneous extrusion of chlorhexidine digluconate.
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