Effects of a single episode of subgingival irrigation with tetracycline HCl or chlorhexidine: A clinical and microbiological study

• Main Authors: Munagala Karthik Krishna (Author), Saravana Kumar Ravindran (Author), Gopinath Vivekanandan (Author), Ambalavanan Navasivayam (Author), Ramakrishnan Thiagarajan (Author), Ranjana Mohan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The present study was designed to evaluate clinical and antimicrobial effects of a single episode of subgingival tetracycline or chlorhexidine (CHX) irrigation in the absence of scaling and root planing. Materials and Methods: Thirty patients diagnosed with chronic periodontitis were rec...