PERSPECTIVES FOR THE APPLICATION OF PROBIOTICS IN THE TREATMENT OF PERIODONTAL DISEASES. LITERATURE REVIEW
About 90% of the adult population is affected by periodontal diseases, but the treatment regimens for this pathology are different, with varying degrees of effectiveness. One of the causes of inflammation is the microbial factor. In some cases, there is a need to prescribe antimicrobial drugs, which becomes a problem against the background of growing antibiotic resistance. A new way to prevent inflammation, and in some cases stop it, perhaps thanks to probiotics. This group of drugs has long been used for intestinal dysbiosis, but relatively recently it has been used to correct the microbial community of the oral cavity.