Treatment of chronic periodontitis may be improved by the adjunctive use of systemic metronidazole

Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 70-72

  Faveri, Marcelo ^a   Figueiredo, Luciene Cristina ^a   Feres, Magda ^a  

^a GUARULHOS UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERIODONTITIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERIODONTITIS;

EID: 84902139354     PISSN: 15323382     EISSN: 15323390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2014.04.025     Document Type: Note

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