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October 2, 2025International Journal of Medical Science and Dental HealthOpen Access

Role of Tetracycline as Antibiotic Adjunctive Therapy in Local Delivery of Treatment Periodontitis

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AAAbdullah Ali AbbasHSHayder Jaafar SadeqNJNada Abdlameer Jawad

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Overview

Randomized trial assessed tetracycline's effect on probing pocket depth and clinical attachment in periodontitis patients, indicating potential benefits over mechanical treatments alone.

Key Points

  • The addition of tetracycline to scaling and root planning significantly decreased probing pocket depth and bleeding on probing over six months.
  • Participants receiving tetracycline showed greater clinical attachment level gains than those treated only with scaling and root planning (p < 0.05).
  • Random assignment of thirty participants allowed for a controlled comparison of methods, assessing outcomes at multiple time points.
  • Results highlight tetracycline’s potential as an effective adjunctive treatment for periodontitis, especially when surgery is not an option.

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Abbas et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de84bf5b556a9128e1bccbhttps://doi.org/10.55640/ijmsdh-11-09-17
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