Periodontal diseases are initiated by bacterial species living in polymicrobial biofilms at or below the gingival margin and progress largely as a result of the inflammation initiated by specific subgingival species. In the past few decades, efforts to understand the microbiota of periodontal diseases have led to an exponential increase in information about biofilms associated with periodontal health and disease.
Key words: Diseases, Microbiology, Periodontal

Corresponding Author: Dr. Rohi Rashid, MDS Student, Department of Periodontology, Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies, Modinagar, UP, India
This article may be cited as: Rashid R. Microbiological aspect of periodontal diseases. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2017;3(4):73-74.