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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-9-23
pubmed:abstractText
Considerable problems have been reported in the eradication of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans from periodontal sites. The present communication describes the 2-year results of a comprehensive combined mechanical/surgical and adjunctive minocycline (200 mg/day for 3 and another 2 weeks) treatment regimen in 28 patients with A. actinomycetemcomitans-associated periodontitis. Elimination of A. actinomycetemcomitans at periodontal sites was a prerequisite for gain of clinical attachment of > or = 2 mm or decrease of probing depth to < or = 4 mm after subgingival scaling plus minocycline (p < 0.01). Whereas 2 years after active treatment A. actinomycetemcomitans could not be detected at monitored sites in 23 patients, the organism was found on buccal mucosa and in saliva in 17 and 12 cases, respectively. One or 2 years after periodontal surgery, there was a significant association between log10-numbers of A. actinomycetemcomitans in buccal samples and numbers of residual pockets of > or = 7 mm as well as gingival sites with overt gingivitis (R2 = 0.687, p < 0.001). Present results indicate failure of an even prolonged administration of adjunctive minocycline to eliminate oral A. actinomycetemcomitans in most cases of A. actinomycetemcomitans-associated periodontitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0303-6979
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
498-504
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-10-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Combined Modality Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Dental Plaque, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Dental Scaling, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Granulation Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Minocycline, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Mouth Mucosa, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Periodontal Pocket, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Periodontitis, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Root Planing, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Saliva, pubmed-meshheading:8354724-Surgical Flaps
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Failure of adjunctive minocycline-HCl to eliminate oral Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article