| Literature DB >> 20103470 |
Joe W Krayer1, Renata S Leite, Keith L Kirkwood.
Abstract
Periodontal diseases are initiated by subgingival periodontal pathogens in susceptible periodontal sites. The host immune response toward periodontal pathogens helps to sustain periodontal disease and eventual alveolar bone loss. Numerous adjunctive therapeutic strategies have evolved to manage periodontal diseases. Systemic and local antibiotics, antiseptics, and past and future host immune modulatory agents are reviewed and discussed to facilitate the dental practitioner's appreciation of this ever-growing field in clinical periodontics.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20103470 PMCID: PMC3086469 DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2009.08.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dent Clin North Am ISSN: 0011-8532