Microbiological response of localized sites with recurrent periodontitis in maintenance patients treated with tetracycline fibers
Journal
Journal of periodontology
Journal Volume
70
Journal Issue
8
Date Issued
1999-08
Author(s)
Abstract
Whether adjunctive tetracycline fibers can provide an additive effect to scaling and root planing in treating non-responsive sites in maintenance subjects is still controversial. Recolonization of the bacteria from untreated sites or from the extracrevicular region may explain the insignificant response to local therapy. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the microbiological response of sites treated with tetracycline fibers combined with scaling and root planing.
Subjects
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans | Bacteroides forsythus | Eikenella corrodens | Periodontal diseases/microbiology | Periodontal diseases/therapy | Planing | Porphyromonas gingivalis | Prevotella intermedia | Scaling | Tetracycline/therapeutic use
Type
journal article