Objective:To evaluate the effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in extraction sockets of periodontally compromised molars on soft tissue healing, postoperative pain, bone density and bone height changes.Methods:This study is a single-center, single-blind, randomized controlled superiority clinical trial. Thirty-eight periodontally compromised molars requiring extraction in patients attending the Department of Periodontology, Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, from December 2022 to September 2023 were included, and randomly assigned to PDT group and control group. The control group received routine debridement after extraction, while PDT group received routine debridement followed by PDT. The bucco-lingual and mesio-distal wound distances at 7 and 14 d after extraction were measured, and then the wound closure rates were calculated. Evaluating the soft tissue healing indexes at 7 and 14 d after extraction. The visual analogue scale was used to assess the pain level at 6 h, 1 d, 2 d, and 3 d after tooth extraction. Apical radiographs were taken immediately and 2 months after extraction in order to compare the changes of the bone density and height.Results:The wound closure rate at 1 week was (78.08±5.45)% in PDT group and (71.03±6.82)% in control group, with significant differences ( P<0.01). The wound closure rate at 2 weeks in PDT group [(85.88±3.84) %] was significantly higher than that in the control group [(81.66±3.79) %] ( P<0.01), but did not reach the superiority value of the superiority test (superiority value=10%, 95% CI at 1 week: 3.00%-11.12%, 95% CI at 2 weeks: 1.71%-6.73%). The soft tissue healing index of PDT group at 1 week was significantly better than the control group ( P<0.05), but there was no significant difference between the two groups at 2 weeks ( P>0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of postoperative pain at 6 h, 1 d, 2 d and 3 d as well as in bone density and height changes at 2 months after tooth extraction ( P>0.05). Conclusions:PDT could promote soft tissues healing to some extent, but did not provide additional assistance in the healing of extraction sockets of periodontally compromised teeth. PDT did not show benefits on postoperative pain, changes of the bone density and bone height after tooth extraction.

In previous studies,the two-way relationship between periodontitis and diabetes has been established.Subgingival flora and salivary flora are often used to explore the relationship between the microbiome in diabetes and periodontitis.In recent years,the development of sequencing technology has provided a broader and deeper approach to exploring the impact of diabetes on oral microbi-ome.This review aims to summarize the effects of diabetes on subgingival flora and salivary flora in patients with periodontitis,so as to provide reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment.

Periodontal disease is individual-specific and site-specific. Therefore, the periodontal sequence treatment plan should not only base on the patient's condition and disease progression, but also take local conditions into account. This paper reports the whole periodontal therapy of a young patient with stage Ⅳ grade C generalized periodontitis with longitude observation of 7 years. We analyze the factors between extraction and maintenance of hopeless teeth from individual-specific and site-specific perspectives. We also discuss the importance of keratinized mucosa around implants in order to provide reference for the treatment of periodontitis.

The ultimate treatment goal of periodontitis is the structural and functional regeneration of periodontium. However, existing methods for periodontal regeneration have difficulties in regenerating the hierarchical structure. Therefore, stem cell-based tissue engineering has attracted more and more attention for its advantages of self-renewal and multi-lineage differentiation potential. This review summarized the progress of research on periodontal tissue regeneration by combined biomaterials of dental-derived stem cells. It is pointed out that the application of autologous stem cell transplantation is limited by the donor source, and the subsequent research should focus on the development of multi-phase scaffold materials and the attempt to establish a stem cell bank.

Objective: To study the effect of stem cell factor (SCF) on the angiogenic ability of cocultured dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Methods : This study has been reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee. The experiment was split into the HUVECs, SCF+HUVECs, DPSCs+HUVECs, and SCF+DPSCs+HUVECs groups. A mixture of SCF and culture medium was used to prepare a mixed culture medium with an SCF concentration of 100 ng/mL. In vitro coculture of DPSCs and HUVECs was performed at a 1∶5 ratio. CCK-8 proliferation assay was used to observe the proliferative capacity of cells in each group on days 1, 3, 5, and 7. Wound healing and Transwell migration assays were used to detect the effect of SCF on cell migration under either direct or indirect coculture conditions, respectively. In vitro angiogenesis experiments were performed to detect the angiogenic capacity of the cells in each group. The vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) concentration in the cell culture supernatant was detected using ELISAs, and the protein expression levels of CD31, CD34, and VEGFA were detected using Western blot analysis. Results : Wound healing and Transwell migration experiments showed that SCF significantly promoted the migration of cocultured DPSCs and HUVECs (P<0.05). The in vitro angiogenesis experiment showed that the number of branches and the total length of branches of tubular structures in the SCF+DPSCs+HUVECs group were significantly greater than those of the other groups (P<0.05), and the expression levels of the vascular-related proteins CD31, CD34, and VEGFA in this group were greater (P<0.01). Conclusion SCF can enhance the migration and in vitro angiogenesis of cocultured DPSCs and HUVECs.

Periodontitis is an inflammation that occurs in the supporting tissues around teeth with plaque biofilm as the starting factor. Periodontitis is closely related to many systemic diseases, among which the relationship between periodontitis and diabetes is the most widely reported. A cohort study is an essential clinical research method to explore the etiology. Large, well-conducted prospective cohort studies have high power, which can provide important clinical evidence for the impact of periodontitis on blood sugar control, incidence rate and complications of diabetes mellitus. Periodontitis is associated with the deterioration of glycemic control. At present, there is moderate evidence that nonsurgical periodontal treatment can significantly improve the blood sugar level of diabetes patients with periodontitis compared with no periodontal treatment. Studies on the impact of periodontitis on the incidence rate of diabetes lack consistent conclusions because of different population backgrounds. The evidence regarding whether periodontitis affects the incidence rate of diabetes complications is relatively limited. Therefore, well-designed cohort studies are needed to provide high-quality clinical evidence.

Oral microbial community, as an important part of human microbial community, is closely related to oral and general health. Oral microbiological research has become the forefront of international microbiological research. Standardized and unified nomenclature for oral microorganisms in Chinese is of great significance to support the development of oral medicine research. Standardized translation of microbial names is the basis for writing canonical and authoritative professional textbooks and reference books, which helps students to accurately acquire the characteristics and classifications of oral microbes. Unified translation of oral microorganisms is also conducive to academic communication and cooperation, and plays an important role in oral health education and science popularization, which enables oral microbiology knowledge to be accurately disseminated to the public. Therefore, in order to standardize the words in scientific research, funding application, publications, academic exchanges and science popularization within the field of oral medicine, we have fully discussed and revised the Chinese names of oral microorganisms in 2017 edition and ones of newly discovered oral microbes, finally reaching a consensus to form the 2023 edition of Chinese names of oral microorganisms.

Pyroptosis is a pro-inflammatory form of programmed cell death that has been gradually recognized in recent years. It plays an important role in recognizing the invasion of exogenous pathogens and sensing endogenous danger signals. The initiation of pyroptosis depends on the activation of intracellular inflammasome and its downstream caspases, as well as the active fragment of the key protein Gasdermin. The invasion of periodontal pathogens induces an inflammatory response of the host, involving the activation of inflammasome and triggering pyroptosis as well. Meanwhile, it leads to the release of a large number of inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18 to amplify the inflammatory response and mediate periodontal tissue destruction eventually. This article reviews the research progress of the signaling pathways of pyroptosis, as well as its mechanism induced by periodontal pathogens and the mechanism of periodontal tissue damage in periodontitis in order to provide new targets and ideas for the prevention and treatment of periodontitis.

Research have indicated that inadequate keratinized tissue has a negative effect on patient oral hygiene, resulting in peri-implant inflammation. It has been recommended that an apically repositioned flap alone or in combination with autogenous soft tissue grafts can increase the width of keratinized mucosa around dental implants, which promotes long term peri-implant health. This review summarized research progress on augmentation techniques of keratinized tissue arround implants in recent years, so as to provide reference for clinical practice and research design in the future.

Gingival recession could result in root exposure, dental hypersensitivity and poor aesthetics. It has been demonstrated that varieties of root coverage procedures can significantly improve gingival recession in short-term (≤6 months), of which coronally advanced flap combined with connective tissue graft is the gold standard technique for treatment of gingival recession. It could obtain the optimally complete root coverage and maintain long-term stability (≥2 years). However, clinical knowledge about the long-term effectiveness of the other alternative graft materials remain very limited. Based on the existing clinical evidence, this article reviews coronally advanced flap, coronally advanced flap combined with connective tissue graft or alternative graft materials, with particular attention to the long-term stability of them, in order to provide reference for the design of further clinical trials and the plan of clinical treatments.