Antibiotics are commonly used to control, treat, or prevent bacterial infections, however
bacterial resistance to all known classes of traditional antibiotics has greatly increased in the …

Abstract Interleukin (IL)-1β, a pro-inflammatory cytokine, was elevated and participates in
periodontitis. Not only the link between IL-1β and periodontitis was proved by clinical …

Given the emergence of resistant bacterial strains and novel microorganisms that globally
threaten human life, moving toward new treatment modalities for microbial infections has …

Background This systematic review evaluates the efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic
therapy (aPDT), as an adjunct to non‐surgical or surgical therapy, on clinical and patient …

Aim This randomized placebo‐controlled clinical trial evaluated the effect of Bifidobacterium
animalis subsp. lactis (B. lactis) HN019‐containing probiotic lozenges as adjuvant to scaling …

In recent years there have been an increasing number of in vitro and in vivo studies that
show positive results regarding antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) used in …

Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of the gums characterized by the degeneration of
periodontal ligaments, the formation of periodontal pockets, and the resorption of the …

The aim of this review was to update the evidence of new approaches to non-surgical
therapy (NSPT) in the treatment of periodontitis. Preclinical and clinical studies addressing …

Background: Periodontitis is an immune-inflammatory disease that leads to the progressive
destruction of bone and connective tissue in the periodontal area. The cytokine network …

The dental literature contains 25 years of accumulated reports and clinical studies
addressing the utility of lasers in the treatment of periodontitis, both as a monotherapy or as …