Does adjunctive antimicrobial therapy reduce the perceived need for periodontal surgery?

Periodontology 2000

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 205-216

  Mombelli, Andrea ^a   Cionca, Norbert ^a   Almaghlouth, Adnan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIODONTAL DEBRIDEMENT; PERIODONTITIS;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIODONTAL DEBRIDEMENT; PERIODONTITIS;

EID: 78650070314     PISSN: 09066713     EISSN: 16000757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2010.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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