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Clinical parameters (probing depth [PD], clinical attachment level [CAL], visible plaque, bleeding on probing, suppuration) were recorded at baseline, 3 months and 1 year. Subgingival biofilm samples from nine sites per subject were individually analyzed using checkerboard DNA\u2013DNA hybridization targeting 40 bacterial species. Bacterial correlation networks were constructed using SparCC and visualized in Cytoscape based on the bacterial abundance.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Sixty\u2010eight subjects were included in the study, with 34 per group. Both groups achieved comparable clinical improvements. Approximately 60% of participants in each group reached the primary treatment endpoint at 1 year (\u2264\u00a04 sites with PD \u2265 5\u00a0mm at 1 year;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&gt;\u00a00.05), and the reductions in PD and CAL did not differ significantly between groups (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&gt;\u00a00.05). Microbiologically, the\n                      <jats:italic>early<\/jats:italic>\n                      antibiotic group demonstrated faster and more pronounced ecological reorganization, with reduced centrality of red and orange complex species and earlier integration of health\u2010associated taxa such as\n                      <jats:italic>Actinomyces<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp. In contrast, the\n                      <jats:italic>late<\/jats:italic>\n                      group showed slower microbial restructuring, with\n                      <jats:italic>Actinomyces<\/jats:italic>\n                      taxa remaining entangled with orange\u2010complex organisms and persistent dysbiotic clusters dominated by\n                      <jats:italic>Fusobacterium<\/jats:italic>\n                      subspecies.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>While the timing of antibiotic administration relative to SRP did not influence the overall clinical efficacy of periodontal treatment, initiating antibiotics on the first day of mechanical debridement promoted a more rapid and beneficial restructuring of the subgingival microbial community.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Plain language summary<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>When treating severe gum disease, dentists often combine deep cleaning with antibiotics to help eliminate harmful bacteria. However, the best time to give these antibiotics\u2014at the start or the end of the cleaning process\u2014has never been tested. This study compared two approaches in 68 patients with advanced gum disease: one group received antibiotics during their cleaning sessions over 2 weeks, while the other received them immediately after cleaning finished. Both groups showed similar improvements in gum health after 1 year, with about over half achieving successful treatment outcomes. However, analyzing the bacterial communities revealed an interesting difference: patients who started antibiotics early experienced faster and more thorough changes in their mouth bacteria. Their harmful bacteria disappeared more quickly, and beneficial bacteria formed a stable, protective community sooner. In contrast, the late\u2010antibiotic group showed slower bacterial changes, with beneficial bacteria remaining mixed with harmful ones for longer. 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