POD in adults is usually treated with oral antibiotics; 250–500 mg doses of oral tetracycline taken twice daily are highly effective (Sneddon, 1972; Wilkinson et at., 1979) (see Table 1).

In 1953, Eisner et al. 1 reviewed some of the factors that affect the absorption and the blood levels attained after oral administration of various drugs, with particular reference to ...

Tetracyclines bind to newly calcified bone, and fluoresce under UV light. These characteristics can be used to assess bone formation: after taking oral tetracycline on two occasions (double ...

Oral tetracyclines and erythromycin are the most effective treatments for POD. Other excellent treatments include topical clindamycin, erythromycin, and metronidazole. The authors reported no ...