Diagnosis and treatment of refractory periodontitis.
Clinicians are occasionally frustrated in arresting the progress of periodontal destruction. The refractory lesion is a problem with a complex and incompletely articulated cause that results in ill-defined and often misdirected treatment. This paper discusses whether refractory periodontitis is a specific entity or whether other periodontal conditions can become refractory.
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Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D006801:Humans; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013754:Tetracyclines