PerioFrogz: Research Summaries and Implementation Strategies
The objective of PerioFrogz is to help dental professionals stay current with on-going research; facilitate integration of research findings into daily practice, ultimately elevating the level of patient care.
Results of a 3-year study on effects of doxycycline in conjunction with periodontal therapy were reported by Bogren and colleagues2[M2]
And found in a total of 128 patients receiving mechanical debridement in conjunction with doxycycline (test group) vs the control group receiving mechanical debridement alone, there were statistically significant short term effects on clinical parameters in the test group; however, repeat application of doxycycline gel demonstrated clinical or microbiologic effects on par with maintenance patients receiving mechanical debridement alone with no additional benefits recognized.