European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Periodontal diseases are biofilm-mediated, chronic infectious diseases and are the
most common cause of tooth loss in the modern world. Periodontitis involves a complex
interaction between environmental (such as specific bacteria) and host (genetic and
immunological) factors that leads to loss of periodontal attachment apparatus. Nonsurgical
periodontal therapy (NSPT) is the cornerstone of periodontal therapy and the first
recommended approach to the control of periodontal infections. Nonsurgical therapy aims to
eliminate both living bacteria in the microbial biofilm and calcified biofilm microorganisms
from the tooth surface and adjacent soft tissues. Complete elimination of such pathogenic
microorganisms is perhaps over-ambitious. However, a reduction in inflammation of the
periodontium due to a lesser bacterial load leads to beneficial clinical changes. The aim of
present review of literature is discuss the nonsurgical periodontal therapy in detail.