Comparison of systemic flurithromycin therapy and clinical procedures in the treatment of periodontal disease

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-155

  Blandino, G ^a   Lo Bue, A M ^a   Milazzo, I ^a   Nicolosi, D V M ^a   Cali G ^a   Cannavo V ^a   Rossetti, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flurithromycin; Periodontal diseases; Subgingival microorganism

Indexed keywords

FLURITHROMYCIN;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLEEDING; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PREVOTELLA MELANINOGENICA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TANNERELLA FORSYTHENSIS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

EID: 2942570087     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2004.16.2.151     Document Type: Article

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