ARESTIN®
Periodontal disease is a serious infection under your gumline.
ARESTIN® (minocycline hydrochloride) is an antibiotic that kills the bacteria that cause the infection.
1. It's placed directly in the infected areas—or "pockets"—in your gums.
2. It's applied right after scaling and root planing, the dental procedure that disrupts stubborn plaque and bacteria below your gumline—where brushing and flossing can't reach.
ARESTIN® starts working quickly, right at the source of infection, and keeps fighting bacteria long after you leave the dental office.1,2
ARESTIN® fights infection and inflammation for 30 days,2 and provides significantly better results than SRP alone for up to 90 days.3
Download and print an overview of periodontal disease. Includes diagrams, pictures, and simple language that provide answers to the most common patient questions. It includes space to make notes and an "inside your mouth" chart you.
Download and print this 8-page flip chart. Its diagrams, photos, and facts and figures will help you understand periodontal disease. It shows: how common periodontal disease is; what periodontal disease looks like through various stages and the consequences of non-treatment; how you measure pockets and what the numbers mean; how you and your hygienist or dentist will treat periodontal disease as a team; how ARESTIN® works.
References: 1. Oringer RJ, Al-Shammari KF, Aldredge WA, et al. Effect of locally administered minocycline microspheres on markers of bone resorption. J Periodontol 2002;73:835-842. 2. Goodson JM, Gunsollwy 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;72:1535-1544.