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<p>Host modulation therapy: Periostat® as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy<br><br>Lieutenant Michael C. Cabassa, DC, USNR, and Captain Tracy A. Scott, DC, USN<br><br>Introduction<br>A drug therapy marketed under the brand name Periostat® was recently introduced as an adjunctive therapy to scaling and root planing in the treatment of periodontal disease. This Clinical Update will discuss mechanisms of action and the host modulation by Periostat® as well as its potential clinical applications.
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<br>Subjects: Doxycycline ; Gingival Diseases ; Periodontal Diseases</div>
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U.S. Navy. Naval Postgraduate Dental School</div>
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