Systemic antibiotic therapy in periodontics

Systemic antibiotics in conjunction with scaling and root planing (SRP), can offer an additional benefit over SRP alone in the treatment of periodontitis, in terms of clinical attachment loss (CAL) and pocket depth change, and reduced risk of additional CAL loss. However, antibiotics are not innocuo...

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Main Authors: Anoop Kapoor, Ranjan Malhotra, Vishakha Grover, Deepak Grover
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Dental Research Journal
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Online Access:http://www.drjjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-3327;year=2012;volume=9;issue=5;spage=505;epage=515;aulast=Kapoor