Local delivery of doxycycline for the treatment of periodontitis.
The use of local drug delivery to treat periodontitis is effective in various clinical circumstances. This article describes clinical results after using locally delivered doxycycline to treat periodontitis and compares those results to scaling and root planing. Commonly asked questions concerning the use of local doxycycline treatment are also discussed.
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Atrix Laboratories, Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012534:Dental Scaling; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline