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The use of locally‐delivered minocycline in the treatment of chronic periodontitis. A review of the literature *
Author(s) -
Vanderkerckhove B. N. A.,
Quirynen M.,
Steenberghe D.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1998.tb02399.x
Subject(s) - minocycline , periodontitis , medicine , tetracycline , chronic periodontitis , gingival and periodontal pocket , dentistry , drug , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
. Tetracyclines are frequently used in the treatment of periodontitis; however, emergence of resistant bacterial strains has decreased the utility of these drugs. At present, there are a lot of data in the literature from which one can draw conclusions regarding the use of local drug delivery. This paper reviews the utility and different systems of local delivery of minocycline, a semisynthetic tetracycline, in the treatment of periodontitis.