The effect of adjunctive subantimicrobial dose doxycycline therapy on GCF EMMPRIN levels in chronic periodontitis
Articles > Article · 2008
Authors: Gülnur EMİNGİL, FATMA GÜL ATİLLA, Timo Sorsa, Taina Tervahartiala
JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2008, vol 79, pp 469-476
Summary
Background: The aim of the present randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm study was to examine the effectiveness of a 3-month regimen of subantimicrobial dose doxycycline (SDD) in combination with scaling and root planing compared to scaling and root planing alone on levels of gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN) in patients with chronic periodontitis.