Impact of Local Drug Delivery of Minocycline on the Subgingival Microbiota during Supportive Periodontal Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Haruna Miyazawa (Author), Takako Nakajima (Author), Makoto Horimizu (Author), Kazuhiro Okuda (Author), Noriko Sugita (Author), Kyoko Yamazaki (Author), Lu Li (Author), Yoshiko Hayashi-Okada (Author), Takuya Arita (Author), Misa Nishimoto (Author), Mieko Nishida (Author), Robert J. Genco (Author), Kazuhisa Yamazaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to examine the effect of adjunct local minocycline administration on the microbiological parameters of subgingival plaque samples in the residual periodontal pockets. Ten chronic periodontitis patients under a supportive periodontal therapy regimen were recruited. After sub...