Clinical outcome observed in subjects with recurrent periodontal disease following local treatment with 25% metronidazole gel

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 372-377

  Jansson, Henrik ^a,b   Bratthall, G ^a   Soderholm G ^b  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Public Dental Service   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Metronidazole therapeutic use; Outcome assessment; Periodontal diseases drug therapy

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PLACEBO; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; FOLLOW UP; GEL; GINGIVA; HEALING; HUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; GINGIVA BLEEDING; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTAL SCALING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GELS; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PLACEBOS; RECURRENCE; ROOT PLANING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038166555     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2003.74.3.372     Document Type: Article

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