A 9 Month,3-arm Multicenter Clinical Trial of Treatment With Periocline Gel (2.1% Minocycline HCl) for Adjunctive Use to Scaling and Root Planing (SRP) in Adults With Periodontal Disease.

Periodontal disease (commonly called gum disease) is generally treated by deep cleaning of the root surfaces of the teeth. This is also called scaling and root planing. Placing a topical antibiotic into the periodontal pocket at the time of scaling and root planing may help reduce pocket depth and thus help the periodontal disease. Periocline (minocycline HCl) 2.1% gel is a topical antibiotic approved in a number of countries for this use, and is now being tested in the US.