This study was carried out to evaluate the
influence of a mixture of doxycycline HCl, citric acid, and
polysorbate 80 (MTAD) on the smear layer formed on root surface
after hand-instrumented periodontal treatment. MTAD was
compared with the influence of tetracycline HCl.
Recent studies has focused on the impact of periodontal disease on the general
health like cardiovascular disease and hypertension and their interactions. We aimed to study several
vascular thrombotic markers levels in patients with chronic periodo
ntitis and hypertension.
Periodontitis in hypertensives was associated with an elevation in platelets count and
fibrinogen concomitantly with an increase in blood glucose levels and body mass index,in addition to
greater pocket probing depth and clinical attachment loss, compared with periodontitis only.These results
shed the light on periodontitis as a risk indicator for hypertension and thrombotic propensity in
susceptible individuals.
