Periodontal Microbiology Notes

TOPIC: MICROORGANISMS ASSOCIATED  📌 POINTS TO PONDER  📣 PERIODONTAL HEALTH  🔹Beneficial species of the host affect the disease progression by preventing the colonization/proliferation of pathogenic microorganisms, e.g. hydrogen peroxide produced by S.sanguinis is lethal to A. actinomycetemcomitans.  🔹Sometimes, these species also degrade the virulence factors produced by the pathogens.  ⭐ Following are the beneficial microorganisms:  […]

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SPACE MAINTAINERS

SPACE MAINTAINERS Space maintainer is a device used to maintain the space created by the loss of a deciduous tooth. A space maintainer should fulfil the following requirements: – It should maintain the entire mesio-distal space created by lost tooth It must restore the function as far as possible & prevent over eruption of opposing […]

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