Microbiological and clinical effects of a 1% chlorhexidine-gel in untreated periodontal pockets from adult periodontitis patients

New Microbiologica

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-116

  Piccolomini, R ^a   Di Bonaventura, G ^a   Catamo, G ^a   Tumini, V ^a   Di Placido, G ^a   D'Ercole, S ^a   Perfetti, G ^a   Paolantonio, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine gel; Clinical effects; Microbiological effects; Periodontitis patients; Periodontopathic bacteria

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACTINOBACILLUS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GINGIVA; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PERIODONTITIS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACTINOBACILLUS; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIA; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; GINGIVA; GRAM-NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTITIS;

EID: 0033113264     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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