The Effect of Adjunctive Systemic Antibiotics on the Outcomes of Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

J Clin Periodontol · 2026 · PMC13086541 · PMID 41839204

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.068so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

In contrast, for patients with mild disease, the additional benefit of the combination therapy regarding CAL was smaller (0.15 mm) and did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.068).

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failed to reach statistical significancep = 0.086so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Amoxicillin also provided significant stability regarding tooth mobility ( p = 0.002) but failed to reach statistical significance for furcation changes ( p = 0.086).

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