A New Approach

By Stacy Matsuda, RDH, BS, MS

The protocol for treating periodontal maintenance patients who have completed initial therapy but still have bleeding points is not well established. Many practices use controlled-release local delivery antimicrobials/antibiotics in addressing bleeding on probing in this patient population. Chlorhexidine wafers, doxycycline biosorbable gel, and minocycline microspheres can be effective in reversing inflammation. When calculus is left behind, however, localized bleeding on probing (bleeding points) will still emerge because the low-grade infection persists.¹

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