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Effect of locally delivered doxycycline as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the treatment of periodontitis in smokers: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

BACKGROUND: Scaling and root planing (SRP) for the treatment of periodontitis may be less effective in some patients. This study evaluated the effectiveness of local doxycycline as an adjunct to SRP among smokers with periodontitis compared to SRP alone in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). MATERI...

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Autores principales: Nath, Sonia, Pulikkotil, Shaju Jacob, Dharmarajan, Lalli, Arunachalam, Muthukumaraswamy, Jing, Kweh Ting
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7688043/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33282148