A qualitative analysis of periodontal pathogens in chronic periodontitis patients after nonsurgical periodontal therapy with and without diode laser disinfection using Benzoyl-DL arginine-2-naphthylamide test: A randomized clinical trial

• Main Authors: Angel Fenol (Author), Nidhi Chinnu Boban (Author), P Jayachandran (Author), Mohammed Shereef (Author), Biju Balakrishnan (Author), P Lakshmi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Periodontal diseases are caused by pathogenic bacteria locally colonized in the dental biofilm creating infection; the main etiological factor is represented by dental plaque and in particular by anaerobic Gram-negative bacilli. For that reason, the first phase of periodontal treatment...