An effective antibiotic treatment that comes in powder form. This powder is easily placed inside infected periodontal pockets just after the dentist completes the scaling and root planing (SRP) procedure.
How It Works
It contains "Microspheres"- tiny, bead-like particles that are smaller than grains of sand and are not visible to the eye. The Microspheres are filled with the antibiotic minocycline which is released over time, up to 21 days, into the infected periodontal pocket, killing the bacteria that live there.
Proven Results
ARESTIN® Microspheres continue to fight the infection for up to 21 days after SRP. In has, in clinical studies, been proven to be more effective than using SRP alone, as it significantly reduces the size of periodontal pockets, kills the bacteria most commonly associated with periodontal disease, and reduces bleeding on probing of the gums.
Although scaling and root planing (SRP) is effective at reducing plaque and some bacteria, it doesn't kill all of the bacteria that cause periodontal disease. SRP is a mechanical procedure and the instruments used cannot always reach the bacteria that reside at the bottom of deep or difficult-to-reach periodontal pockets. As a solution, dental professionals often add a locally administered antibiotic (LAA) such as ARESTIN® (minocycline hydrochloride) Microspheres, 1mg to the SRP procedure.
This comprehensive approach provides patients with two therapies that work simultaneously (ARESTIN® + SRP). This helps kill the harmful bacteria that cause periodontal disease, making the infection easier to manage and less likely to immediately return.
Infected areas in your gums
Infected pockets inside your gums require treatment before periodontal disease causes further damage.
ARESTIN® is indicated as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) procedures for reduction of pocket depth in patients with adult periodontitis.
It may be used as part of a periodontal maintenance program which includes good oral hygiene, and SRP.
Adding ARESTIN®
It is a small amount of powder that is easily applied by our dentist at Adriatic Dental. Clinical studies show that ARESTIN® plus SRP is more effective than SRP alone at shrinking the size of infected periodontal pockets, killing the bacteria associated with periodontal disease, and reducing bleeding on probing of the gums.
ARESTIN® remains in the pocket for up to 21 days — to help ensure continued treatment.
It is safe and easy for Adriatic Dental to administer.
