Azithromycin as an adjunctive treatment of aggressive periodontitis: Radiographic findings of a 12-month randomized clinical trial

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 215-219

  Haas, Alex Nogueira ^a   Seleme, Francine ^b   Segatto, Paula ^b   Susin, Cristiano ^c   Albandar, Jasim ^d   Oppermann, Rui Vicente ^a   Fontanella, Vania Regina ^e   Rosing, Cassiano Kuchenbecker ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Georgia Healui Sciences University ^*

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; MALE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSIVE PERIODONTITIS; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; BONE DENSITY; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; DENTAL SCALING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867026910     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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