Open AccessEffects of a single episode of subgingival irrigation with tetracycline HCl or chlorhexidine: A clinical and microbiological study
Author(s) -
Munagala Karthik Krishna,
Saravana Ravindran,
Gopinath Vivekanandan,
Ambalavanan Navasivayam,
T Ramakrishnan,
Ranjana Mohan
Publication year - 2011
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.85668
Subject(s) - chlorhexidine , dentistry , tetracycline , medicine , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics
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.