Tissue reactions to sutures in the presence and absence of anti-infective therapy

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 130-138

  Leknes, Knut N ^a,b   Selvig, Knut A ^a   Bøe, Olav E ^a   Wikesjö, Ulf M E ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Beagle dogs; Histology; Periodontics; Silk expanded polytetrafluoroethylene; Suture materials

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COMBIOTIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; GINGIVA; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOMETRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INFLAMMATORY CELL; JAW; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PLAGUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUTURE; TISSUE REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHLORHEXIDINE; DOGS; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; GINGIVA; INFLAMMATION; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; SILK; SUTURES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 14844293935     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2005.00647.x     Document Type: Article

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