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Biotech / Medical : Don't Floss, You Lose - (ATRX) To the RESCUE.

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To: patlew who wrote (59)	2/28/1999 3:26:00 AM
From: Dan B.	Read Replies (1) of 182

I am a layman speaking as a layman. I am not at all prepared to define the phrase used by the AAP in it's statement; Yet it is clear to me that Antridox alone is considered equivalent to scaling and root planing, and further, it's use as an adjunct to that conventional treatment has not even been studied. The warning appears to be that in "advanced cases", the professional might not expect Antridox alone to do the job. No similar implication is drawn for cases other than "advanced"(however defined). While I'm sure a professional could answer your question, it's clear to me that they use the phrase "advanced cases" to imply conditions more severe than cases where "2.Atridox was clinically equivalent to scaling and root planing." Clearly they feel it may be a viable and equivalent substitute with the caveat that "the magnitude of expected results need to be considered by each practitioner in light of the severity of the defects being treated." On the possibly negative side, I WOULD say they hedge by saying "Long-term (>1 year) data regarding the stability of treatment outcomes are also not available." So they don't vouch for long term results. Still, nowhere that I can see do they imply that Antridox is only to be used as an adjunct to scaling and root planing. Quite the contrary, again, they say it's use as an adjunct in "advanced cases" ought to be studied. Perhaps this implies hope that combined treatment in such cases could provide positive results previously difficult or impossible to achieve. Also..."...The Academy is not aware of any data available regarding the need for further surgical or non-surgical treatment of sites after treatment with Atridox." In other words they have no basis to say whether treatment with Antridox alone works long term without further treatments. It may- but they just don't know.

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