Systematic review and meta-analysis on the nonsurgical treatment of chronic periodontitis by means of scaling and root planing with or without adjuncts

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 146, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 508-524.e5

  Smiley, Christopher J ^a   Tracy, Sharon L ^b   Abt, Elliot ^c   Michalowicz, Bryan S ^d   John, Mike T ^d   Gunsolley, John ^e   Cobb, Charles M ^f   Rossmann, Jeffrey ^g   Harrel, Stephen K ^g   Forrest, Jane L ^h   Hujoel, Philippe P ^i,j   Noraian, Kirk W ^k   Greenwell, Henry ^l   Frantsve Hawley, Julie ^b,m   Estrich, Cameron ^b   Hanson, Nicholas ^b,n  

^a Private Practice   (United States)

^b AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^g BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ Pacific School of Dentistry   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^k Private Practice   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^m American Association of Public Health Dentistry   (United States)

ⁿ NONE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Antibiotics; chlorhexidine; evidence based dentistry; lasers; MEDLINE; minocycline; periodontitis; root planing

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DENTAL SCALING; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; ROOT PLANING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DENTAL SCALING; HUMANS; ROOT PLANING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84937421671     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: 19434723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2015.01.028     Document Type: Review

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