This narrative review summarizes the collective knowledge on periodontal microbiology,
through a historical timeline that highlights the European contribution in the global field. The …

Aim To answer the following PICOS questions: in patients with periodontitis, which is the
efficacy of adjunctive systemic antimicrobials, in comparison with subgingival debridement …

This review gives an update of the current scientific evidence on the efficacy of the
adjunctive use of systemic and local antibiotics/antimicrobials in the treatment of …

This review aims to highlight concepts relating to nonsurgical and surgical periodontal
therapy, which have been learned and unlearned over the past few decades. A number of …

Periodontal diseases are initiated by bacterial species living in polymicrobial biofilms at or
below the gingival margin and progress largely as a result of the inflammation elicited by …

The abundance and diversity of host-associated Prevotella species have a profound impact
on human health. To investigate the composition, diversity, and functional roles of Prevotella …

Background: Patients with chronic periodontitis (CP) may yield multiple species of putative
periodontal bacterial pathogens that vary in their antibiotic drug susceptibility. This study …

Antibiotics are important adjuncts in the treatment of infectious diseases, including
periodontitis. The most severe criticisms to the indiscriminate use of these drugs are their …

Objectives: The aim was to answer three relevant questions: can systemic antimicrobials be
efficacious if the biofilm is not disrupted? Can the type of debridement of the subgingival …

Background: The objective of this study was to assess the adjunctive clinical effect of the
administration of systemic amoxicillin and metronidazole in the non‐surgical treatment of …