Adjunctive effects of systemic amoxicillin and metronidazole with scaling and root planing: A randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 051-059

  Moeintaghavi, Amir ^a,b,c   Talebi ardakani, Mohammad Reza ^d   Haerian Ardakani, Ahmad ^e   Zandi, Hengame ^e   Taghipour, Shokouh ^e   Fallahzadah, Hossein ^e   Pakzad, Amir ^f   Fahami, Nargess ^f  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b International Association for Dental Research   (Iran)

^c Iranian Academy of Periodontology   (Iran)

^d SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Amoxicillin; Antibiotic therapy; Metronidazole; Periodontal disease; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTAL SCALING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34447098740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15263711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5005/jcdp-8-5-51     Document Type: Article

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