Open AccessTetracycline as local drug delivery in treatment of chronic periodontitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Prasad Nadig,
Monali Shah
Publication year - 2016
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/jisp.jisp_97_17
Subject(s) - medicine , tetracycline , meta analysis , periodontitis , confidence interval , chronic periodontitis , antibiotics , randomized controlled trial , tetracycline hydrochloride , gingival and periodontal pocket , dentistry , medline , microbiology and biotechnology , political science , law , biology
The aim of the present meta-analysis is to determine the efficacy of tetracycline group of antibiotics as local drug delivery agents in the treatment of chronic periodontitis.