Metronidazole may display anti-inflammatory features in periodontitis treatment: A scoping review.

Lina J Suárez Roger M ArceCristiane GonçalvesCamila Pinheiro FurquimNidia Castro Dos SantosBelén Retamal-ValdesMagda Gomes Feres

Published in: Molecular oral microbiology (2024)

Taken together, this scoping review supported a potential anti-inflammatory effect of MTZ in periodontitis treatment. We recommend that future clinical studies should be conducted to evaluate specific MTZ anti-inflammatory pathways in the treatment of periodontitis.

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