Development and in vitro evaluation of biopolymers as a delivery system against periodontopathogen microorganisms
Acta odontol. latinoam; 23 (2), 2010
Periodontal disease is the major cause of tooth loss in adults. Porphyromonas gingivalis and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans are considered key pathogens in periodontitis. The treatment consists of oral hygiene education, instrumentation for removal of calculus (scaling), chemotherapy and periodont...
Materiales Biocompatibles/farmacología, Biopolímeros/farmacología, Quitosano/farmacocinética, Glucanos/farmacología, Pasteurella/efectos de los fármacos, Extractos Vegetales/farmacología, Porphyromonas gingivalis/efectos de los fármacos, Materiales Biocompatibles/uso terapéutico, Biopolímeros/uso terapéutico, Quitosano/uso terapéutico, Glucanos/uso terapéutico, Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana, Periodontitis/tratamiento farmacológico, Periodontitis/microbiología, Extractos Vegetales/uso terapéutico