Open AccessEvaluation of efficacy of tetracycline fibers in conjunction with scaling and root planing in patients with chronic periodontitis
Author(s) -
Sadaf Nishat,
Bhushan Anoop,
Dakshina Bisht,
Shweta Bali
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.100918
Subject(s) - medicine , scaling and root planing , chronic periodontitis , prevotella intermedia , periodontitis , dentistry , tetracycline , porphyromonas gingivalis , bleeding on probing , gingival and periodontal pocket , gastroenterology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of scaling and root planing (SRP) alone versus tetracycline fiber therapy used adjunctively with SRP in the treatment of chronic periodontitis sites in maintenance patients.