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Figure 1. Conventional and Cumulative Meta-analyses of 5 Trials of Systemic Antimicrobials as an Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planing for All/Moderate Periodontal Pockets: Difference in Mean Gain in Clinical Attachment Level and 95% CI (SRP + antimicrobial vs. SRP alone) in mm. Key to Figs.: Aug, Augmentin®; Clin, Clindamycin; Dox, Doxycyline; Met, Metronidazole; Met+Amo, Metronidazole and Amoxicillin in combination; Rod, Rodogyl® (Metronidazole and Spiramycin in combination); Spi, Spiramycin; Tet, Tetracycline; and Tet/Spi, Tetracycline or Spiramycin.