Periodontitis vs. peri-implantitis: The same disease? The same treatment?

Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 278-291

  Meffert, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

detoxification; guided bone regeneration; membrane exposure; Peri implantitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; POLYMYXIN; TETRACYCLINE; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

BACTERIAL FLORA; BONE REGENERATION; DENTITION; DETOXIFICATION; EDENTULOUSNESS; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERIODONTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE REGENERATION; TOOTH IMPLANTATION;

EID: 0029961873     PISSN: 10454411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10454411960070030501     Document Type: Review

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