Antibiotic therapy as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in smokers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Naida Zanini ASSEM (Author), Márcio Luiz Ferro ALVES (Author), Alessandra Barreto LOPES (Author), Erivan Clementino GUALBERTO JUNIOR (Author), Valdir Gouveia GARCIA (Author), Letícia Helena THEODORO (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the effect of systemic antibiotics in the periodontal treatment of smokers. The selection criteria were as follows: controlled randomized clinical trials; studies published in English; studies with smoker...