PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF DISEASES OF PERIODONTAL TISSUES

The article presents the etiological factors of inflammatory periodontal diseases and modern methods of their treatment. The microbial factor is paramount in the etiology of inflammatory periodontal diseases. Antibiotic treatment does not give the desired result, as resistant strains develop. The use of laser therapy allows you to disinfect the oral cavity, reduce pain sensitivity, prevent bleeding, and have anti-inflammatory, anti-allergenic effects. Even more opportunities open up when using Photodynamic therapy, the essence of which is the laser irradiation of a photosensitizer substance applied to the affected area and the selective destruction of pathogenic microflora.