Costly complications of untreated or undertreated periodontitis

Without comprehensive treatment, periodontitis can have severe consequences

Periodontitis, the most common bacterial infection in adults affects gums, bone and can lead to tooth loss.

For your patients

Leads to costly complications

  • Further spread of infection
  • More tissue damage
  • Surgery
  • Loss of teeth

Periodontitis potentially affects overall health

  • Heart disease
  • Stroke
  • Diabetes
  • Pre-term, low birth-weight babies

For your practice

  • Failure to diagnose and treat periodontitis is a leading cause of dental malpractice in the U.S.

Despite these risks

  • Less than 30% of practices perform regular full-mouth probing and charting
  • Practices that treat comprehensively with locally applied antibiotics do so in only 25% of pockets ≥ 5mm

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S. Smith, RDH
McLean, VA

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ARESTIN® is indicated as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) procedures for reduction of pocket depth in patients with adult periodontitis. ARESTIN® may be used as part of a periodontal maintenance program, which includes good oral hygiene and SRP.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

ARESTIN® should not be used in any patient who has a known sensitivity to minocycline or tetracyclines. The use of drugs of the tetracycline class during tooth development may cause permanent discoloration of the teeth, and therefore should not be used in children or in pregnant or nursing women. Hypersensitivity reactions that included, but were not limited to, anaphylaxis, angioneurotic edema, urticaria, rash, swelling of the face and pruritus have been reported with the use of ARESTIN®. In clinical trials, the most frequently reported nondental treatment-emergent adverse events were headache, infection, flu syndrome and pain.

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