Question 224 · LDEK · Pharmacotherapy

The use of which substance in intra-pocket drug delivery is a practical example of the IMPEDE model in the pathogenesis of periodontitis?

  1. A. doxycycline.
  2. B. chlorhexidine.
  3. C. piperacillin/tazobactam.
  4. D. statins.
  5. E. probiotics.
Hint

If inflammation drives dysbiosis, the logical therapeutic target is the host inflammatory response rather than the bacteria.

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