TY - CHAP AU - Juan Antonio García Núñez AU - Alicia Herrero Sánchez AU - Ana Isabel García Kass AU - Clara Gómez Hernández ED - Jane Manakil Y1 - 2012-02-03 PY - 2012 T1 - Laser Radiation as an Adjunct to Nonsurgical Treatment of Periodontal Disease N2 - "Periodontal diseases" is a web-based resource intended to reach the contemporary practitioners as well as educators and students in the field of periodontology. It is fully searchable and designed to enhance the learning experience. Within the book a description is presented of the current concepts presenting the complex interactions of microbial fingerprint, multiple genotypes, and host modulations. In addition, an overview is given of the clinical outcome of the disease's progression, as influenced by the epigenetic factors. Emerging concepts on periodontitis as a risk factor for various systemic diseases and as a bilateral modulating factor have been elucidated in detail as well. BT - Periodontal Diseases SP - Ch. 15 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/26886 DO - 10.5772/26886 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-18 ER -