Open AccessComparison of efficacy of probiotics versus tetracycline fibers as adjuvants to scaling and root planing
Author(s) -
Lavanya Boyeena,
Rekha Rani Koduganti,
Veerendranath Reddy Panthula,
Surya Prasanna Jammula
Publication year - 2019
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/jisp.jisp_590_18
Subject(s) - medicine , scaling and root planing , gingivitis , dentistry , periodontitis , chronic periodontitis , tetracycline , randomized controlled trial , antimicrobial , orthodontics , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Both gingivitis and periodontitis are due to the detrimental effects of the microbe-laden biofilm. The mainstay of periodontal treatment is, therefore, the disruption of this biofilm by scaling and root planing (SRP). Other treatment protocols such as systemic antimicrobials have been administered as adjuvants after scaling and root planning. However, due to antimicrobial resistance, as well as a shift of the flora from a symbiotic to a dysbiotic one, this mode of treatment has its shortcomings. Thus, local drug delivery has gained prominence as a therapeutic tool.