Oral health impacts on daily living related to four different treatment protocols for chronic periodontitis

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1751-1757

  D'Avilla, Gustavo B ^a   Carvalho, Lucia H ^b   Feres Filho, Eduardo J ^a   Feres, Magda ^c   Leão, Anna ^a,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b GAMA FILHO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c University of Guarulhos   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Metronidazole; Oral health; Periodontal diseases therapy; Prophylaxis; Randomized clinical trials

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PLACEBO;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVA DISEASE; HALITOSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTITIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 27844482900     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2005.76.10.1751     Document Type: Article

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