scholarly journals Change of TGF-β1 Gene Expression and TGF-β1 Protein Level in Gingival Crevicular Fluid and Identification of Plaque Bacteria in a Patient with Recurrent Localized Gingival Enlargement before and after Gingivectomy

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilies Anggarwati Astuti ◽  
Mochammad Hatta ◽  
Sri Oktawati ◽  
Rosdiana Natzir ◽  
Ressy Dwiyanti
Keyword(s):  
Protein Level ◽  
Gingival Crevicular Fluid ◽  
Gene Expressions ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Gingival Enlargement ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Right ◽  
Crevicular Fluid ◽  
Tgf Β1

This case report highlights the change of TGF-β1 gene expressions and TGF-β1 protein level in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) and identification of plaque bacteria in a patient with recurrent localized gingival enlargement before and aftergingivectomytreatment. A 26-year-old woman came to AG Dental Care Clinic, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, in October 2015 with a chief complaint that her gingiva often bled spontaneously and she felt pain on her gingiva and felt less comfortable and no self-confidence with her anterior and posterior gingival condition on the right maxilla region which is slightly larger than normal. She often felt that her gingiva could bleed spontaneously when she was talking or remains silent though. The patient is disturbed by the malodor she felt. At that moment, the patient sought for gingivectomy treatment. Three years afterward, the patient came back with the same complaint. Gingival crevicular fluid has been taken from the gingival sulcus before and after gingivectomy. Clinical and GCF follow-up examination was performed one week and three weeks after gingivectomy, and successful results on biological, functional, and aesthetic parameters were observed.

“How Did I Make It?”: Uncertainty about Own Motor Performance after Inhibition of the Premotor Cortex

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 1052-1061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Bolognini ◽  
Luca Zigiotto ◽  
Maíra Izzadora Souza Carneiro ◽  
Giuseppe Vallar
Keyword(s):  
Motor Performance ◽  
Posterior Parietal Cortex ◽  
Performance Monitoring ◽  
Premotor Cortex ◽  
Motor Task ◽  
Single Pulse ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Cathodal Tdcs ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Right

Optimal motor performance requires the monitoring of sensorimotor input to ensure that the motor output matches current intentions. The brain is thought to be equipped with a “comparator” system, which monitors and detects the congruence between intended and actual movement; results of such a comparison can reach awareness. This study explored in healthy participants whether the cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the right premotor cortex (PM) and right posterior parietal cortex (PPC) can disrupt performance monitoring in a skilled motor task. Before and after tDCS, participants underwent a two-digit sequence motor task; in post-tDCS session, single-pulse TMS (sTMS) was applied to the right motor cortex, contralateral to the performing hand, with the aim of interfering with motor execution. Then, participants rated on a five-item questionnaire their performance at the motor task. Cathodal tDCS of PM (but not sham or PPC tDCS) impaired the participants' ability to evaluate their motor performance reliably, making them unconfident about their judgments. Congruently with the worsened motor performance induced by sTMS, participants reported to have committed more errors after sham and PPC tDCS; such a correlation was not significant after PM tDCS. In line with current computational and neuropsychological models of motor control and awareness, the present results show that a mechanism in the PM monitors and compares intended versus actual movements, evaluating their congruence. Cathodal tDCS of the PM impairs the activity of such a “comparator,” disrupting self-confidence about own motor performance.

scholarly journals β-Carotene patch application effects on gingival crevicular fluid volume after panoramic radiography exposure

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Anggun Dwi Andini ◽  
Rini Widyaningrum ◽  
Rurie Ratna Shantiningsih
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Gingival Crevicular Fluid ◽  
Panoramic Radiography ◽  
T Test ◽  
Maxillary Incisor ◽  
Patch Application ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Crevicular Fluid ◽  
Β Carotene

Panoramic radiography is a radiography technique which is commonly used in dentistry. X-ray radiation from panoramic radiography can cause biological damage, such as the increase of gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) volume. One of materials which was known having the ability to decrease the effect of panoramic radiography is β-carotene in mucoadhesive gingival patch form. The application of β-carotene mucoadhesive gingival patch reduce micronucleus increasing in previous study. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of β-carotene mucoadhesive gingival patch application on palatal gingiva of maxillary incisor teeth to the GCF volume of panoramic radiography exposed patients. This study involved 10 subjects (5 females and 5 males). The GCF sample was taken from the labial sulcus of 11, 12 teeth (treatment group) and 21, 22 teeth (control group) of each subject before and after panoramic radiography exposure. β-carotene mucoadhesive gingival patch was applicated on palatal gingiva before panoramic radiography examination. Sample was collected using an absorbent paper which is inserted to the labial gingival sulcus. The GCF on the absorbent papers were marked by adding ninhydrin 2%, then the GCF volume was measured using a sliding caliper. Paired t-test result shows a significant difference between GCF volume in each group before and after panoramic radiography exposure (p<0.05). Independent t-test shows no significant difference between the GCF volume difference in the control and treatment group (p>0.05). The result of this study shows that the application of β-carotene mucoadhesive gingival patch on palatal gingiva of maxillary incisor teeth shows insignificant effect in decreasing the increase of GCF volume in panoramic radiography exposed patients.

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