Treating periodontal disease does not reduce inflammatory markers in renal dialysis patients, according to a poster presentation at the recent International Association for Dental Research (IADR) ...

Poor oral health, including chronic periodontitis, is a common finding in hemodialysis patients. However, researchers from Brazil have provided preliminary evidence that periodontal therapy may ...

Previous studies [26] have shown higher levels of periodontitis in patients with CKD than in healthy controls, and the disease is most advanced in maintenance HD patients but successively diminished ...

Fivefold increased risk observed in hemodialysis patients with moderate to severe disease Hemodialysis patients with moderate to severe periodontal disease are five times more likely to die from ...

Provides the first longitudinal study on oral health in ESRD patients. Increases our knowledge concerning the importance of maintained oral health investigations in patients awaiting a renal ...

Background: The decision to initiate dialysis treatment via haemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD) often involves the consideration of complex factors and remains a matter of debate. The ...