The role of the general dentist in periodontal care

General Dentistry

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 176-181

  Trovato, Joseph P ^a,b  

^a Integrated Periodontal Systems Inc ^*

^b Integrated Periodontal Systems

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ATRIDOX; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CYCLOSPORIN; DOXYCYCLINE; DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PERIOCHIP; PHENYTOIN; STEROID; TETRACYCLINE; THERASOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DENTAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTIVATION; PATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIODONTICS; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GINGIVITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DENTAL RECORDS; DENTAL SCALING; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERIODONTAL POCKET; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; ROOT PLANING;

EID: 2142657319     PISSN: 03636771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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