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ArticleCase reports in dentistry2014

Resolution of localized chronic periodontitis associated with longstanding calculus deposits.

Pin-Chuang Lai, John D Walters

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Article in Case reports in dentistry, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Pin-Chuang LaiDivision of Periodontology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 305 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8965-2106
John D WaltersDivision of Periodontology, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 305 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This report, which is based on nonstandardized serial radiographs obtained over a period of 15 years, documents a case of localized chronic periodontitis associated with progressive deposition of calculus on the distal aspect of a mandibular second molar. The site was treated by scaling and root planing, followed by a course of adjunctive systemic azithromycin. Treatment yielded favorable reductions in probing depth and clinical inflammation, leaving only few isolated sites with pockets no deeper than 4 mm. Two years after completion of active treatment, there was radiographic evidence of increased bone density distal to the second molar.

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PMID24876977
PMCPMC4026880

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