Christina Popova

TL;DR: Although it is generally considered that the disease has multifactorial etiology, data show that some specific Gram-negative microorganisms in the subgingival plaque biofilm play a major role in the initiation and progression of periodontitis.

TL;DR: This review examines literature data concerning the bacterial findings in chronic periodontitis depending on pocket depth, and presents the latest published information on the presence of proinflammatory factors in periodontal environment.

TL;DR: Given a good patient compliance, the antimicrobial periodontal therapy can be quite efficient in arresting the inflammatory process and reducing the depth ofperiodontal pockets; it can also achieve a stable attachment loss level and obviate the need to use a surgical periodontals treatment modality.

TL;DR: In this article, the adjunctive effect of hyaluronic acid (HA) gel in the treatment of residual periodontal pockets over a 12-month period was evaluated, and both treatments resulted in statistically significant clinical and microbiological improvements compared to baseline.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors testify the importance of interleukin-8 (IL-8) in regulating the inflammatory response to bacterial infection and suggest its association with susceptibility to periodontitis.