IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

LOCAL DRUG DELIVERY IN PERIODONTICS: A REVIEW

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Chandni Ghildiyal, Shruti Gupta,Sunil kumar singh, Neebha kumari, Hemlata Yadav, Radhika Gera

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Periodontitis is a multifactorial disease that mainly affects the supporting tissues of the teeth. Treatment options like mechanical debridement and administration of antimicrobial drugs have been applied in the management of periodontal diseases. The local drug delivery (LDD) system is one of the potentially effectivemethod in the management of periodontal diseases. It is not suitable for use as a monotherapy since it performs better clinically when used in conjunction with scaling and root planing

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