Experimental periodontal disease treatment by subgingival irrigation with tetracycline hydrochloride in rats

• Main Authors: Leandro Araújo Fernandes (Author), Thiago Marchi Martins (Author), Juliano Milanezi De Almeida (Author), Maria José Hitomi Nagata (Author), Leticia Helena Theodoro (Author), Valdir Gouveia Garcia (Author), Alvaro Francisco Bosco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare subgingival irrigation with tetracycline hydrochloride (TTC-HCL) as adjunctive treatment to scaling and root planning (SRP) on induced periodontitis in rats. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In 60 rats, periodontal disease was ligature-induced at the mandibular l...