Quantum curcumin mediated inhibition of gingipains and mixed-biofilm of causing chronic periodontitis.

Periodontitis is a biofilm-associated irreversible inflammation of the periodontal tissues. Reports suggest the role of specific Arg- and Lys-specific proteinases in the orchestration of the initiation and progression of periodontal diseases. These proteinases are precisely termed as gingipains R and K.