Treatment of chronic periodontitis with systemic antibiotics only [1]

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 936-937

  Feres Filho, Eduardo J ^a,b   Silva, Carina M ^a   Giovannetti Menezes, Natascha ^a   Cynesia Torres, Maria ^a   Leão, Anna Thereza T ^a   Sansone, Carmelo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG COMBINATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PERIODONTITIS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SOCIAL STATUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTAL SCALING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PERIODONTITIS; ROOT PLANING; SOCIAL CONDITIONS;

EID: 33750844182     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2006.01018.x     Document Type: Letter

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