Open AccessPerioceutics-A review
Author(s) -
Charul Preet Kaur,
Vikas Jindal,
Ranjan Malhotra,
Divya Jaggi,
Amit Goel,
Rupinder Kaur
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2293
pISSN - 0976-4003
DOI - 10.4103/ijds.ijds_81_17
Subject(s) - periodontium , periodontitis , debridement (dental) , medicine , host (biology) , regeneration (biology) , intensive care medicine , periodontal disease , dentistry , biology , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology
Perioceutics or use of the pharmacological agents specifically developed to manage periodontitis is an interesting and emerging aids in the development of periodontal disease along with the mechanical debridement. The purpose of host modulatory agent which is a imperative part of perioceutic, is to restore balance between, on the one hand, pro inflammatory mediators and destructive enzymes, and on the other hand, anti-inflammatory mediators and enzyme. Host modulatory therapy (HMT) is a treatment concept that aims to reduce tissue destruction and stabilize or even regenerate the periodontium by modifying or down regulating destructive aspects of the host response and up regulating protective or regenerative responses. This paper review the Host Modulatory Therapy which in future will be the effective tool dental practitioners when used as adjunct to mechanical therapy in treating periodontal diseases