Review Article

Year : 2019 | Volume : 3 | Issue : 2 | Page : 35 - 39

Local Drug Delivery in the Treatment of Periodontal Diseases

Ashika Sulthana, R. T. Arun, S. Krishnaraj, Rajasekar Sundaram1

Department of Periodontics and Implantalogy and1 Department Periodontology, Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India

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Dr. Ashika Sulthana,

Department of Periodontics, Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India.

E-mail: drashikasulthana@gmail.com

Abstract

Periodontitis is a multifactorial, immunomodulatory disease primarily affecting the supporting tissues of the teeth. Various treatment modalities such as mechanical debridement and use of antimicrobial drugs have been used in the treatment of periodontal diseases. Introduction of the local drug delivery (LDD) system is one of the promising approaches in the management of periodontal diseases. It shows better clinical outcomes, when used as an adjunct to scaling and root planning; hence, it cannot be used as a monotherapy. Research efforts have been focused on developing new agents to use in the LDD system.

Keywords: Antimicrobials, local drug delivery, periodontitis

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How to cite this article:

Sulthana A, Arun RT, Krishnaraj S, Sundaram R. Local drug delivery in the treatment of periodontal diseases. Int J Orofac Biol 2019;3:35-9.