Does my dental insurance or prescription plan cover the cost of Periostat®?
What is Periostat®? back to top Periostat® (doxycycline hyclate) 20 mg tablets is the first prescription medication that reduces the activity of certain tissue-destroying enzymes produced by the body and released in the gums. Periostat® is approved for the treatment of adult periodontitis in combination with a deep cleaning procedure known as scaling and root planing, which is performed by a dental professional. The Periostat® 20 mg tablet is taken orally twice daily and is used together with the scaling and root planing procedure. Extensive research has shown that when Periostat® is used with scaling and root planing, it significantly improves the results of this deep cleaning procedure and helps to stop progression of the disease better than scaling and root planing alone. How long has Periostat® been available, and how many people with periodontitis have used it? back to top Periostat® was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in September 1998. Before Periostat® was
