Effects of metronidazole in patients with "refractory" periodontitis associated with Bacteroides forsythus

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 573-579

  Winkel, E G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bacteroides forsythus; Metronidazole; Periodontitis; Refractory

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTEROIDES; DRUG EFFECT; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL SCALING; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; SUBGINGIVAL CURETTAGE;

EID: 0031203413     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.1997.tb00231.x     Document Type: Article

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