What is the influence of tonsillectomy on the level of periodontal pathogens on the tongue dorsum and in periodontal pockets

• Main Authors: V. N. Diener (Author), A. Gay (Author), M. B. Soyka (Author), T. Attin (Author), P. R. Schmidlin (Author), P. Sahrmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background For periodontal treatment, the full mouth disinfection approach suggests disinfection of oral soft tissues, such as tongue and tonsils concomitant to scaling and root planning since patients might benefit from treatment of these oral niches either. Periodontopathogenes in tonsill...