Host modulation therapy: An overview

Abstract

Host modulation therapy involves a wide array of therapeutic strategies directed towards modulation of host factors in order to prevent the initiation and progression of periodontal disease. Host modulation is one of the non-surgical periodontal therapeutic approaches employed nowadays as better compliance is often seen among the patients. These strategies are basically aiming at reduction of inflammatory mediators or inhibition of destructive enzymes etc. These approaches are much popular in recent times and employ various therapeutics to attain the same. This review enlists the various strategies and approaches in modulating the host for prevention of periodontal disease.