Review article

Antimicrobial Treatment of Periodontal Diseases

Andrej Aurer
Darije Plančak

Abstract

This paper presents a critical evaluation of the use of systemic antimicrobial treatment in periodontal disease. Recognizing specific types of periodontal infections can significantly influence the choice of antimicrobial treatment. Therapy should be tailored to differences in antibiotic susceptibility between various periodontal pathogens.
Many different antibiotic regimens have been described in the literature, making the choice in clinical practice difficult. Numerous studies have examined the impact of systemic antibiotic treatment in stopping the progression of periodontal diseases. Major candidates for antibiotic therapy are patients whose disease continues to progress despite conventional mechanical treatment. Antibiotics can also be used in patients with localized aggressive or other early developed forms of periodontitis, as well as in patients with systemic diseases affecting the course of periodontitis. They have proven to be beneficial as an adjunct to standard therapy. Serious side-effects of systemic antibiotic treatment, such as development of resistance and increase in opportunistic microorganisms, do not justify their use in the treatment of chronic, slowly-progressive forms of periodontal diseases.

Keywords

periodontitis; antimicrobial therapy; antibiotics; subgingival pathogens

Hrčak ID:

1383

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/1383

Publication date:

15.3.2004.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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