Resumen

BARRIENTOS, Ana et al. Empleo de antiinflamatorios no esteroideos (AINEs) como coadyuvante en el tratamiento de la enfermedad  periodontal. Acta odontol. venez [online]. 2009, vol.47, n.1, pp.249-258. ISSN 0001-6365.

This review presents information about nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs their clinical efficacy in the periodontal disease, doing emphasis on the indications, pharmaceutical preparations, classification and adverse effects which they can produce on the basis of scientific knowledge. This report describes the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs as an adjunct to scaling and root planning in periodontal disease.

Palabras clave : NSAID/therapeutic use; periodontal disease /therapy; nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.