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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Periodontol. 2012 Aug 29;39(11):1075–1081. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.12001

Figure 1. Flowchart of Treatment Approaches.

Figure 1

At the initial visit and the 3 and 6 months follow-up appointments, participants received full mouth debridement and SRP of deeper sites under anesthesia, Oral hygiene instructions (OHI) and tools were provided at all treatment visits. Participants were placed on a systemic antibiotic regimen of 500mg of amoxicillin and 250mg of metronidazole t.i.d for 7 days. 17 patients began the antibiotic regimen immediately following the initial mechanical therapy (ImA), while 15 patients were started on the antibiotic regimen at the 3 month follow-up appointment (DelA).