EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN PERIODONTAL CARE: FROM MICROBIOME ANALYSIS TO LASER THERAPY IN THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
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https://doi.org/10.31435/ijitss.2(50).2026.5645Keywords:
Periodontitis; Oral Microbiome; Personalized Medicine; Biomarkers; Laser Therapy; Public HealthAbstract
Periodontitis is a highly prevalent chronic inflammatory disease with a substantial global burden and significant links to systemic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. It also represents a major public health challenge due to persistent inequalities in access to care.
This narrative review synthesizes current evidence on emerging technologies in periodontal care, including microbiome analysis, biomarker-based diagnostics, laser-assisted therapies, and artificial intelligence. Advances in sequencing technologies have reframed periodontitis as a dysbiosis-driven condition, while biomarker-based approaches and AI-driven models enable earlier diagnosis and individualized risk assessment. Laser-assisted therapies provide modest but clinically relevant improvements when used as adjuncts to conventional treatment.
Despite these advances, translation into routine clinical practice remains limited by issues of standardization, cost, and accessibility. Bridging this gap is essential to ensure that technological innovation translates into improved population-level oral health outcomes.
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