Comparative Evaluation Of Subgingivally Delivered Metronidazole And Chlorhexidine Gels In The Treatment Of Adult Advanced Periodontitis

Abstract

The role of bacteria as an etioiogic factor in periodontal disease is now generally accepted. From the early 1970 bacterial specificity in periodontal disease became the prominent area of investigation (Tonetti 1994)! Moore (1987), detected over 300 different bacteria! species in the oral cavity, of which any a limited number have been implicated as important etiological agents for the development of periodontitis