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Efficacy of Locally Delivered 1% Metformin (MF) in Treating Periodontal Intrabony Defects:A Systematic Review


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1 Department of Periodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, India
     

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Periodontitis is characterized by destruction of supporting structures of tooth and may also lead to loss of teeth if untreated. The aim of this review is to systematically evaluate the efficacy of 1% MF in the treatment of periodontitis. An electronic search was carried out using the keywords ‘metformin’,‘periodontal’ and ‘periodontitis’ via the PubMed/Medline, ISI Web of Science and Google Scholar databases for relevant articles published from 1949 toFebruary 2019.

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Metformin, Intrabony Defects, Periodontitis, Diabetes Mellitus.
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Authors

S. A. Keerthana
Department of Periodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, India
V. Ramya
Department of Periodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, India
Bagavad Gita
Department of Periodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, India

Abstract


Periodontitis is characterized by destruction of supporting structures of tooth and may also lead to loss of teeth if untreated. The aim of this review is to systematically evaluate the efficacy of 1% MF in the treatment of periodontitis. An electronic search was carried out using the keywords ‘metformin’,‘periodontal’ and ‘periodontitis’ via the PubMed/Medline, ISI Web of Science and Google Scholar databases for relevant articles published from 1949 toFebruary 2019.

Keywords


Metformin, Intrabony Defects, Periodontitis, Diabetes Mellitus.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.37506/v10%2Fi12%2F2019%2Fijphrd%2F192260