“Local drug delivery along with SRP in management of Periodontal Pocket.”

Abstract

Local drug delivery (LDD) in periodontitis is an effective antimicrobial therapy along with the mechanical instrumentation(SRP). After delivery of antimicrobial agent its concentration significantly exceeds the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and remains in the periodontal pocket for a while. For almost more than 30 years LDD has been used along with the mechanotherapy (scaling and root planing ; SRP) and evaluated its potency. In the present case report we have taken tetracycline fibers as a local drug delivery (LDD) agent in the localized periodontal pocket after SRPand thorough curettage.