Open AccessAntioxidant therapy as monotherapy or as an adjunct to treatment of periodontal diseases
Author(s) -
Aditi Mathur,
Lalit Kumar Mathur,
Balaji Manohar,
Hemant Mathur,
Rajesh Shankarapillai,
Neema Shetty,
Aman Bhatia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.107469
Subject(s) - adjunct , medicine , dentistry , intensive care medicine , philosophy , linguistics
Treatment of periodontal diseases by nonsurgical debridement has been considered as a gold standard procedure. Various other treatment modalities have been tried and tested to treat periodontal diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of antioxidant therapy on the progression of periodontal disease as monotherapy and/or as an adjunct to nonsurgical debridement.