Adjunctive moxifloxacin in the treatment of generalized aggressive periodontitis patients: clinical and microbiological results of a randomized, triple-blind and placebo-controlled clinical trial

Aim The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical and microbiological efficacy of moxifloxacin (MOX) in one‐stage scaling and root planing (SRP) in treating generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAgP). Materials and Methods Forty subjects were randomly allocated to two treatment groups....

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Published in:	Journal of clinical periodontology Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 160 - 168
Main Authors:	Ardila, Carlos Martín, Martelo-Cadavid, Juan Felipe, Boderth-Acosta, Gina, Ariza-Garcés, Astrid Adriana, Guzmán, Isabel C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2015
Subjects:	Adult Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans - drug effects Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans - isolation & purification Aggressive Periodontitis - drug therapy Aggressive Periodontitis - microbiology Aggressive Periodontitis - therapy Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Bacterial Load - drug effects Bacteroides - drug effects Bacteroides - isolation & purification Clinical outcomes Combined Modality Therapy Dental Plaque - microbiology Dental Scaling - methods Dentistry Drug therapy Female Fluoroquinolones - administration & dosage Fluoroquinolones - therapeutic use Follow-Up Studies generalized aggressive periodontitis Gingival Hemorrhage - drug therapy Gingival Hemorrhage - therapy Gum disease Humans Male Microbiology moxifloxacin Periodontal Attachment Loss - drug therapy Periodontal Attachment Loss - therapy Periodontal Pocket - drug therapy Periodontal Pocket - microbiology Periodontal Pocket - therapy periodontitis/therapy periodontitis/therapy, randomized‐controlled clinical trial Placebos Porphyromonas gingivalis - drug effects Porphyromonas gingivalis - isolation & purification randomized-controlled clinical trial Root Planing - methods Treatment Outcome Young Adult microbiology periodontitis/therapy, randomized-controlled clinical trial generalized aggressive periodontitis moxifloxacin
ISSN:	0303-6979, 1600-051X, 1600-051X
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