Essential Oils in Periodontics. What is the Interest?

Zakia Sabaoui, Leila Lakhdar
2021 Integrative Journal of Medical Sciences  
Periodontal diseases are inflammatory diseases of infectious origin. Their initial treatment is based on a mechanical debridement associated with a chemical approach; through antiseptics and/or antibiotics. Currently, natural products based on essential oils are increasingly used as a new alternative chemical therapy in the treatment of periodontal diseases, due to their innumerable medicinal properties.
doi:10.15342/ijms.2021.499 fatcat:qshqyu2x6nexnolhaltoldarta