Benjamin Ehmke

TL;DR: Self-performed plaque removal using manual or powered toothbrushes and interdental cleaning devices is improved in subjects that have received oral hygiene instructions, and repeated subgingival debridement, as performed in supportive periodontal therapy, can reduce the number and proportions of periodontopathogenic bacteria in subgesival plaque.

TL;DR: Results indicate that T. lecithinolyticum may be a diagnostic marker for GAP and C. ochracea for periodontal health, and suggest that current presumptions of the association of specific bacteria with periodontAL health and disease require further evaluation.

TL;DR: Taxonomic analysis revealed different microbial shifts between both therapy approaches at all taxonomic levels, most remarkably, the genera Porphyromonas, Tannerella, Treponema, and Filifactor all harboring periodontal pathogenic species were removed almost only in the group treated with SPR and antibiotics.

TL;DR: The data indicated that GPAP results in less gingival erosion than SBAP or hand instrumentation, further supporting the safety of this new debridement technique.

TL;DR: Over the 24-month period, a single course of the administered adjunctive antimicrobial therapy led to a relative risk reduction of 62% for attachment loss at deep sites, but with the exception of A. actinomycetemcomitans, it failed to induce long-term changes in the prevalence profiles of oral colonization.