Clinical Trial: Shaping the Indications for Periodontal Adjunctive Antibiotics in Dental Practice
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Periodontitis
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Shaping the Indications for Periodontal Adjunctive Antibiotics in Dental Practice: A PBRN Clinical Trial
Brief Summary:
Periodontitis is a bacterial inflammatory disease and antibiotic use is being empirically used as part of its treatment.However, a clinical practice guideline on periodontal treatment adjuncts published in 2015 identified weak evidence on the use of systemic antibiotics and large heterogeneity across small scale studies, suggesting that larger pragmatic clinical trials would benefit clinical decision making.This will be a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, stratified by practice and…
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