Scaling and root planing, systemic metronidazole and professional plaque removal in the treatment of chronic periodontitis in a Brazilian population: I. Clinical results

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1070-1076

  Carvalho, L H ^a   D'Avila, G B ^a   Leao A ^a   Haffajee, A D ^b   Socransky, S S ^b   Feres, M ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c GUARULHOS UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Metronidazole; Oral hygiene; Periodontal disease; Periodontal therapy; Professional supragingival plaque removal; Scaling and root planing; Subgingival plaque; Supragingival plaque; Treatment

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PLACEBO;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAZIL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; ETHNIC GROUP; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOUTH; PARAMETER; PERIODONTITIS; POPULATION; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; TOOTH; TOOTH PLAQUE; TOOTH ROOT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DENTAL SCALING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTITIS; ROOT PLANING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 10444256588     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2004.00605.x     Document Type: Article

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