Microbiological evaluation of adjunctive systemic and local tetracycline administration combined with scaling and root planing in the treatment of chronic periodontitis

• Main Authors: Ana Paula Colombo (Author), Cristiane Gonçalves (Author), Rosa Maria J. Rodrigues (Author), Renata Souto (Author), Milton Uzeda (Author), Eduardo Jorge Feres-Filho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the microbiological changes in the subgingival biofilm resulting from systemic or local tetracycline therapy associated with scaling and root planing (SRP) in chronic periodontitis. Thirty patients with chronic periodontitis were randomly assigned to 3 group...