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Researchers wanted to find out which is best in treating moderate-severe periodontal disease:

  • SRP over weeks+placebo
  • SRP+systemic antibiotics
  • same day full mouth disinfection + systemic antibiotics
  • same day full mouth disinfection+ systemic antibiotics

They conducted a double-masked clinical trial with 184 participants and guess what? There’s no difference. 

“If extraction or retention of teeth is regarded as a measure of failure or success 5 years after completion of periodontal therapy, none of the four strategies produced an end result better than the other.”

 

DRAFT: This module has unpublished changes.