Amoxicillin and metronidazole as an adjunctive treatment in generalized aggressive periodontitis at initial therapy or re-treatment: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-49

  Griffiths, Gareth S ^a   Ayob, Rasidah ^b   Guerrero, Adrian ^c   Nibali, Luigi ^b   Suvan, Jean ^b   Moles, David R ^d   Tonetti, Maurizio S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^e European Research Group on Periodontology ERGOPerio   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

antibiotics; generalized aggressive periodontitis; human; randomized controlled clinical trial; treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERIODONTAL DEBRIDEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETREATMENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS; AMOXICILLIN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; PERIODONTAL DEBRIDEMENT; RETREATMENT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650383157     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2010.01632.x     Document Type: Article

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