Deepika P C

Aggressive periodontitis is a silent and rapidly progressing disease. By the time it is identified severe damage may already have occurred. Patients seek periodontal therapy mainly because of the esthetic concern, when they notice severe migration, diastema and/or mobility in their anterior teeth. This early in life oral infection is threatening the health of youth around the world. Health professionals and public seem unaware that this silent disease is targeting millions of children and young adults, their smiles and consequently their emotional and psychological lives. Early diagnosis of this rapidly progressive disease can save teeth of young adults and proper treatment plan can preserve their smiles. This book gives a basic idea about the disease, it's diagnosis, treatment options and an update on the new classification system of Aggressive Periodontitis.

Phytotherapy, as additional therapeutic method, has been expanding rapidly, conquering the whole world. Utilization of plants for medicinal purposes in India has been documented long back in ancient literature because they are essential for human survival. The traditional systems of traditional Indian medicine focus on the ability to improve endogenous defence systems rather than eliminate the exogenous pathogen. Interestingly, the current concepts of host modulation work on more or less similar principles. There is considerable evidence that plant extracts, essential oils and purified phytochemicals have the potential to be developed into agents that can be used as preventative or treatment therapies for oral diseases. While it is encouraging to see a number of clinical trials of such products, further studies of the safety and efficacy of these agents will be important to establish whether they offer therapeutic benefits, either alone or in combination with conventional therapies, that can help to reduce the overall burden of oral diseases worldwide.