Feb 07 2026HEALTH
Timing of Antibiotics and Gum Care: Does It Matter?
The study set out to see if the moment when two common antibiotics—metronidazole and amoxicillin—are taken can change how well gum cleaning works. Patients with gum disease were split into groups that received the drugs either before, during, or after their professional cleaning and root smoothing.
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