Dose and Duration of Metronidazole and Amoxicillin for Treatment of Chronic Periodontitis

Summary

The aim of this study was to compare the clinical and microbiological outcomes of different dosages of metronidazole (MTZ) and of the duration of the systemic administration of MTZ and amoxicillin as adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) in the treatment of generalized chronic periodontitis (GChP).

Timeline

Start

2011-07

Primary completion

2014-05

Completion

2020-12

Publications

• Background Aimetti M, Romano F, Guzzi N, Carnevale G. Full-mouth disinfection and systemic antimicrobial therapy in generalized aggressive periodontitis: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. J Clin Periodontol. 2012 Mar;39(3):284-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2011.01795.x. Epub 2012 Jan 4.
• Background Carvalho LH, D'Avila GB, Leao A, Haffajee AD, Socransky SS, Feres M. Scaling and root planing, systemic metronidazole and professional plaque removal in the treatment of chronic periodontitis in a Brazilian population. I. clinical results. J Clin Periodontol. 2004 Dec;31(12):1070-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2004.00605.x.
• Background Cionca N, Giannopoulou C, Ugolotti G, Mombelli A. Amoxicillin and metronidazole as an adjunct to full-mouth scaling and root planing of chronic periodontitis. J Periodontol. 2009 Mar;80(3):364-71. doi: 10.1902/jop.2009.080540.
• Background Feres M, Figueiredo LC, Soares GM, Faveri M. Systemic antibiotics in the treatment of periodontitis. Periodontol 2000. 2015 Feb;67(1):131-86. doi: 10.1111/prd.12075.
• Background Feres M, Soares GM, Mendes JA, Silva MP, Faveri M, Teles R, Socransky SS, Figueiredo LC. Metronidazole alone or with amoxicillin as adjuncts to non-surgical treatment of chronic periodontitis: a 1-year double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial. J Clin Periodontol. 2012 Dec;39(12):1149-58. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.12004. Epub 2012 Sep 27.
• Background Guerrero A, Griffiths GS, Nibali L, Suvan J, Moles DR, Laurell L, Tonetti MS. Adjunctive benefits of systemic amoxicillin and metronidazole in non-surgical treatment of generalized aggressive periodontitis: a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. J Clin Periodontol. 2005 Oct;32(10):1096-107. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2005.00814.x.
• Background Mestnik MJ, Feres M, Figueiredo LC, Soares G, Teles RP, Fermiano D, Duarte PM, Faveri M. The effects of adjunctive metronidazole plus amoxicillin in the treatment of generalized aggressive periodontitis: a 1-year double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial. J Clin Periodontol. 2012 Oct;39(10):955-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2012.01932.x. Epub 2012 Aug 6.
• Background Mestnik MJ, Feres M, Figueiredo LC, Duarte PM, Lira EA, Faveri M. Short-term benefits of the adjunctive use of metronidazole plus amoxicillin in the microbial profile and in the clinical parameters of subjects with generalized aggressive periodontitis. J Clin Periodontol. 2010 Apr;37(4):353-65. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2010.01538.x.
• Background Miranda TS, Feres M, Perez-Chaparro PJ, Faveri M, Figueiredo LC, Tamashiro NS, Bastos MF, Duarte PM. Metronidazole and amoxicillin as adjuncts to scaling and root planing for the treatment of type 2 diabetic subjects with periodontitis: 1-year outcomes of a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. J Clin Periodontol. 2014 Sep;41(9):890-9. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.12282. Epub 2014 Jul 17.
• Background Rabelo CC, Feres M, Goncalves C, Figueiredo LC, Faveri M, Tu YK, Chambrone L. Systemic antibiotics in the treatment of aggressive periodontitis. A systematic review and a Bayesian Network meta-analysis. J Clin Periodontol. 2015 Jul;42(7):647-57. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.12427.
• Background Sgolastra F, Gatto R, Petrucci A, Monaco A. Effectiveness of systemic amoxicillin/metronidazole as adjunctive therapy to scaling and root planing in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Periodontol. 2012 Oct;83(10):1257-69. doi: 10.1902/jop.2012.110625. Epub 2012 Feb 14.
• Background Sgolastra F, Petrucci A, Gatto R, Monaco A. Effectiveness of systemic amoxicillin/metronidazole as an adjunctive therapy to full-mouth scaling and root planing in the treatment of aggressive periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Periodontol. 2012 Jun;83(6):731-43. doi: 10.1902/jop.2011.110432. Epub 2011 Nov 3.
• Background Silva MP, Feres M, Sirotto TA, Soares GM, Mendes JA, Faveri M, Figueiredo LC. Clinical and microbiological benefits of metronidazole alone or with amoxicillin as adjuncts in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. J Clin Periodontol. 2011 Sep;38(9):828-37. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2011.01763.x. Epub 2011 Jul 15.
• Background Zandbergen D, Slot DE, Niederman R, Van der Weijden FA. The concomitant administration of systemic amoxicillin and metronidazole compared to scaling and root planing alone in treating periodontitis: =a systematic review=. BMC Oral Health. 2016 Feb 29;16:27. doi: 10.1186/s12903-015-0123-6.
• Background Zandbergen D, Slot DE, Cobb CM, Van der Weijden FA. The clinical effect of scaling and root planing and the concomitant administration of systemic amoxicillin and metronidazole: a systematic review. J Periodontol. 2013 Mar;84(3):332-51. doi: 10.1902/jop.2012.120040. Epub 2012 May 21.
• Background Soares GM, Mendes JA, Silva MP, Faveri M, Teles R, Socransky SS, Wang X, Figueiredo LC, Feres M. Metronidazole alone or with amoxicillin as adjuncts to non-surgical treatment of chronic periodontitis: a secondary analysis of microbiological results from a randomized clinical trial. J Clin Periodontol. 2014 Apr;41(4):366-76. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.12217.
• Khattri S, Kumbargere Nagraj S, Arora A, Eachempati P, Kusum CK, Bhat KG, Johnson TM, Lodi G. Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non-surgical treatment of periodontitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Nov 16;11(11):CD012568. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012568.pub2.
• Borges I, Faveri M, Figueiredo LC, Duarte PM, Retamal-Valdes B, Montenegro SCL, Feres M. Different antibiotic protocols in the treatment of severe chronic periodontitis: A 1-year randomized trial. J Clin Periodontol. 2017 Aug;44(8):822-832. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.12721. Epub 2017 Jul 26.

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