Open AccessComparative evaluation of adjunctive antibiotics given post periodontal flap surgery
Author(s) -
Kratika Baldua Porwal,
Anand Porwal,
N Ravikiran,
Sameer Ahmed,
Vatsala Singh,
Abhishek Singh Tanwar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_313_19
Subject(s) - medicine , statistical significance , metronidazole , antibiotics , surgery , doxycycline , periodontitis , periodontal surgery , dentistry , gastroenterology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Antibiotics are known to improve clinical parameters in patients with periodontitis, so they should be capable of enhancing the surgical treatment outcome by improving clinical parameters when given adjunctively following periodontal flap surgery.