Periodontitis Treatments and Oral Health
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Oral Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 19225
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Periodontitis is a relevant public health concern globally. In 2019, there were 1.1 billion cases of severe periodontitis worldwide. The ecological plaque hypothesis proposes that periodontal disease onset is initiated by an imbalance in the proportion of periodontitis-associated bacteria inside the microbial flora, reflecting a condition of dysbiosis in the subgingival microenvironment. Subsequently, improving the early diagnosis of and treatment for periodontitis could help to constrain the systemic impairment that periodontitis can exert.
The treatment of periodontitis involves non-surgical mechanical removal of bacterial biofilm related to inflammation of all supragingival and subgingival surfaces, in addition to regular hygiene performed by the patient, complemented by a professional. For many decades, efforts have been made to improve the efficacy of mechanical treatment by introducing different adjuncts such as the use of antimicrobials at different dosages and routes of administration. Nevertheless, the structural complexity of dental biofilm provides a refuge for many pathogenic bacteria, making delivery to individual microorganisms challenging. Because of this, alternative methods have been explored. These approaches incorporate antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and laser. Moreover, probiotics have appeared as another likely possibility to treat periodontal diseases. Papers focusing on these themes are invited for this Special Issue, specifically those joining a high academic standard coupled with applied attention to offering results with the best available evidence
Prof. Dr. Carlos Martín Ardila
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- periodontitis treatment
- mechanical therapy
- adjunctive antimicrobials
- photodynamic therapy
- probiotics
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