Before Using This Medicine

In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of using the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your dentist will make. For tetracycline periodontal fibers, the following should be considered:

Allergies—Tell your dentist if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to tetracycline or any other tetracycline medicine (such as doxycycline, demeclocycline, oxytetracycline, or minocycline). Also tell your dentist if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy—Studies on the effects in pregnancy have not been done in either humans or animals.

Breast-feeding—It is not known whether the tetracycline from tetracycline periodontal fibers passes into the breast milk.

Children—Studies on this medicine have been done only in adult patients, and there is no specific information comparing use of this medicine in children with use in other age groups.

Older adults—Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in younger adults or if they cause different side effects or problems in older people. There is no specific information comparing use of this medicine in the elderly with use in other age groups.