Abstract

MICROBIAL IMBALANCE: A KEY TO PERIODONTITIS-A REVIEW

Dr. Pratima Srivastava*,Dr. Shubham Kumar, Dr. Shivam Yadav, Dr. Jagriti Gupta, Dr. Krishna Kumar Gupta

Abstract

The microbial etiology of periodontal disease has been in the focus of researchers since long. An emerging concept is the tight relationship between dysbiosis and disease. The increase in knowledge about alterations in microbial communities that reside within the host has made a strong impact not only on dental science, but also on immunology and microbiology as well as on our understanding of several diseases. Periodontitis is a biofilm‑associated inflammatory disease of the periodontium and appears to be multifactorial in origin with multiple etiology, microbial factor contributing to disease. This paper entititles about the concept of, ―Microbial Dysbiosis‖ and how this dysbiotic microbiota leads to Periodontitis, with the scope of traditional and emerging technologies for treating this disease.

Keywords: Biofilm, Dysbiosis, Periodontitis.