title: Treatment of chronic periodontitis may be improved by the adjunctive use of systemic metronidazole.
authors.affiliation: Dental Research Division, Department of Periodontology, Guarulhos University, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: mfaveri@prof.ung.br.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faveri
authors.affiliation: Dental Research Division, Department of Periodontology, Guarulhos University, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: lfigueiredo@ung.br.
authors.forename: Luciene Cristina
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.affiliation: Dental Research Division, Department of Periodontology, Guarulhos University, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: mferes@ung.br.
authors.forename: Magda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feres
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000628:therapy*