Open AccessClinical and microbiological effects of the initial periodontal therapy
Author(s) -
Tanja Predin,
M. Djurić,
Jelena Mirnić,
Ivana Gušić,
Nadja Nikolic,
Dubravka Marković,
Aleksandra Anđelković,
Jelena Milašin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1402010p
Subject(s) - prevotella intermedia , medicine , aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans , porphyromonas gingivalis , chronic periodontitis , periodontitis , dentistry , fusobacterium nucleatum
Periodontitis is a destructive inflammatory disease of the tooth-supporting tissues, primarily caused by Gram-negative microorganisms. Thus, the primary objective of cause-related initial periodontal therapy is disruption and removal of the subgingival biofilm.