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Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of the tooth supporting tissues which occurs as a response to
the lipopolysacchrides released by the gram negative anaerobes present in the plaque biofilm. This
article summarizes the role of reactive oxygen species, antioxidants and oxidative stress in periodontitis.
It is concluded that considering the confirmable involvement of excess ROS activity and associated
antioxidant depletion at local and systemic levels in periodontitis, it may be reasonable to advocate the
use of antioxidants in periodontitis.

Antioxidant, Oxidative stress, Periodontitis.