Bacteriophages in the treatment of periodontal diseases

Abstract

Periodontal tissues inflammatory and destructive diseases are one of the most common pathologies on the planet. According to the WHO more than 75% of the adult population the aged between 30 and 40 suffer from periodontitis, it means that people of working age suffer from complex etiological and pathogenetic pathologies. Periodontitis is a pathological process that affects all periodontal tissues, namely the gums, periodontal ligaments, the root cementum and the bone tissue of the alveoli. That is why this process eventually leads to tooth loss.