Effects of azithromycin versus metronidazole-amoxicillin combination as an adjunct to nonsurgical periodontal therapy of generalized aggressive periodontitis

ERCAN E., UZUN B. C., Ustaoglu G.

NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, vol.18, no.4, pp.506-510, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.4103/1119-3077.154221
  • Journal Name: NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.506-510
  • Keywords: Azithromycin, generalized aggressive periodontitis, metronidazole and amoxicillin, nonsurgical periodontal therapy, scaling and root planning, SYSTEMICALLY ADMINISTERED AZITHROMYCIN, CONTROLLED CLINICAL-TRIAL, ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS-ASSOCIATED PERIODONTITIS, FULL-MOUTH, PORPHYROMONAS-GINGIVALIS, ONE-STAGE, PARAMETERS, ANTIMICROBIALS, DEBRIDEMENT, BENEFITS
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: This study evaluated the short-term clinical benefits of two systemic antibiotic regimes added to the nonsurgical periodontal treatment of generalized aggressive periodontitis.