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ARESTIN (minocycline HCl) Microspheres, 1 mg targets periodontal bacteria to fight infection.1 When incorporated into a routine oral maintenance program along with scaling and root planing (SRP), results were achieved after 1 month, with pocket depth reduction seen at 3 months and maintained at 9 months.1-3*†

The effects of ARESTIN on microorganism overgrowth have not been studied beyond 6 months.

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*Single-blind, randomized, parallel-group study of 127 patients with moderate-to-severe periodontitis who had at least 5 teeth with ≥5 mm pocket depths. Mean RCB numbers at day 30 were reduced from 18.9 x 105 to 9.50 x 105 (50%) by ARESTIN + SRP (p=0.002) and from 19.3 x105 to 14.2 x 105 (26%) by SRP alone (p=0.002).

†In 2 multicenter, investigator-blind, parallel-design studies of 748 patients with generalized moderate to advanced adult periodontitis characterized by a mean probing depth of 5.90 and 5.81 mm, subjects received 1 of 3 treatments: (1) SRP, (2) SRP + vehicle, and (3) SRP + ARESTIN. Retreatment occurred at 3 and 6 months after initial treatment, and any new site with pocket depth ≥5 mm also received treatment. Patients treated with ARESTIN were found to have statistically significantly reduced probing pocket depth compared with those treated with SRP alone or SRP + vehicle at 9 months after initial treatment. ARESTIN vs SRP alone (n=250) p<0.01; ARESTIN vs vehicle + SRP (n=249) p<0.001; ARESTIN + SRP vs vehicle (n=249) p<0.001.

REFERENCES: 1. ARESTIN® (minocycline hydrochloride) Microspheres, 1 mg. Prescribing Information. OraPharma; Bridgewater, NJ. 2. Goodson JM, Gunsolley JC, Grossi SG, et al. Minocycline HCl microspheres reduce red-complex bacteria in periodontal disease therapy. J Periodontol. 2007;78(8):1568-1579. 3. Williams RC, Paquette DW, Offenbacher S, et al. Treatment of periodontitis by local administration of minocycline microspheres: a controlled trial. J Periodontol. 2001;72(11):1535-1544. 

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