Periodontal findings in a patient with Dimorphic anaemia

Dimorphic anaemia can present itself with deficiency of more than one nutrients. The blood picture shows the presence of morphologically different red blood cells. The cause of dimorphic anaemia has to be established in order to systematically manage the patient. Combined deficiency of iron and folic acid more commonly lead to dimorphic anaemia with clinical features of both forms of anaemia. The aim of this paper is to report a rare finding of periodontal involvement in a patient with dimorphic anaemia

Clinical Comparison of Photodynamic Therapy with Methylene Blue and Malachite Green Adjunctive to Srp in Chronic Periodontitis

Chronic periodontitis is an infectious disease resulting in inflammation within the supporting tissues of the teeth, progressive attachment and bone loss. The removal of the plaque biofilm and mineralized deposits from the tooth surface are the fundamental aspects of periodontal therapy which is achieved primarily by scaling and root planing (SRP). Since mechanical therapy alone fails to eliminate bacteria that penetrate the connective tissue, the use of adjuncts to SRP has been advocated. There is evidence that local antimicrobials adjunctive to SRP provide additional benefits to the result of periodontal treatment. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is one such approach that combines low level laser light with a photosensitizer that binds to the target cells. In the excited state, photosensitizers react with oxygen in the environment generating reactive oxygen species that cause oxidative damage to target cells. This study has shown a significant reduction in probing depth (PD) and increase in clinical attachment level (CAL) when PDT with methylene blue / malachite green was employed adjunctive to SRP. Thus, PDT can be an alternative modality for management of chronic periodontitis