Open AccessEvaluation of the efficacy of green tea catechins as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the management of chronic periodontitis using PCR analysis: A clinical and microbiological study
Author(s) -
Sanjeevini A Hattarki,
S P Pushpa,
Kishore Bhat
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.113071
Subject(s) - medicine , scaling and root planing , adjunct , dentistry , green tea , chronic periodontitis , periodontitis , traditional medicine , food science , chemistry , linguistics , philosophy
Increased knowledge of anaerobic bacteria in the development of periodontal diseases has led to new treatment strategies aiming primarily at suppression or elimination of specific periodontal pathogens. Over the last few decades, green tea has been subjected to many scientific and medical studies.