New Treatment Targets Gum Disease Without Killing Good Bacteria
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New Treatment Targets Gum Disease Without Killing Good Bacteria
A targeted light-activated therapy may treat periodontitis without disrupting the beneficial bacteria that help maintain oral health. Treating periodontitis presents a difficult balance: harmful bacteria need to be removed without wiping out the beneficial microbes that help maintain a healthy mouth. Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed an experimental approach designed to do [...]
Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed a new approach to treating periodontitis, a disease that affects oral health by causing inflammation and bone loss. The technique, called photoimmunological therapy, aims to eliminate pathogenic bacteria without compromising the beneficial microbiota of the mouth. The proposed therapy uses an antibody and dye compound that binds specifically to the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis, one o…
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