Clinical and microbiological benefits of metronidazole alone or with amoxicillin as adjuncts in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 828-837

  Silva, Maike Paulino ^a   Feres, Magda ^a   Oliveira Sirotto, Tatiana Alves ^a   Silva Soares, Geisla Mary ^a   Velloso Mendes, Juliana Alethusa ^a   Faveri, Marcelo ^a   Figueiredo, Luciene Cristina ^a  

^a GUARULHOS UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

amoxicillin; chronic periodontitis; metronidazole; microbiology; periodontal disease; scaling and root planing

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUMBERS NEEDED TO TREAT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL SCALING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; NUMBERS NEEDED TO TREAT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIODONTAL POCKET; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 80051781995     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2011.01763.x     Document Type: Article

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