Electroacupuncture as an Adjunct to Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy

Periodontitis is a prevalent complex chronic inflammatory oral disease that can result in the progressive destruction of tooth supporting tissues and eventual loss of teeth. Although pathogenic bacteria are the triggers and provokers of periodontal inflammation, the main determinant of the destruction is the host immunoinflammatory response. The host response is modified by many genetic and environmental factors as well as various systemic diseases. Electroacupuncture (EA) has effects on both the immune system and inflammatory processes. The effect of acupuncture on the regulation of cytokine production has been mentioned in the literature. . No study has been found in the literature about the effects of EA on the host modulation in periodontitis patients. In this study, the investigators aimed to examine the effect of electroacupuncture application on the host modulation at periodontitis.