Open AccessEffects of timing of adjunctive systemic antibiotics on the clinical outcome of periodontal therapy: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Lamiaa Abdallaoui-Maan,
Amal Bouziane
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical and experimental dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1989-5488
DOI - 10.4317/jced.56324
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , clinical trial , randomized controlled trial , cochrane library , systemic antibiotics , intensive care medicine , systemic therapy , retrospective cohort study , medline , systematic review , cohort , cancer , breast cancer , political science , law , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Many systematic reviews and meta-analysis have indicated beneficial effects of adjunctive systemic antibiotics in periodontal therapy in specific situations. However, some essential issues such as the ideal time of their administration during periodontal therapy remain unanswered. This systematic review aimed to determine at which phase of periodontal treatment would adjunctive systemic antibiotics lead to the best clinical outcomes, during the active phase or in the reevaluation phase.