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- Title
No difference between full-mouth and quadrant-wise treatment of chronic periodontitis.
- Authors
Matthews, Debora C
- Abstract
Data sourcesMedline and Embase, along with reference lists from retrieved papers, were used to source relevant studies.Study selectionOnly English-language randomised controlled clinical trials (RCT) with at least 6 months followup; that used the patient as the unit of analysis; included patients with chronic periodontitis who had not used antibiotics for 3 months prior to the start of the study; and compared full-mouth debridement or full-mouth disinfection with conventional quadrant root planing were included.Outcome measureMeasures considered were reductions in probing pocket depths, probing attachment levels and bleeding on probing. Study quality was assessed based on randomisation methods, allocation concealment, examiner blinding and completeness of followup.Data extraction and synthesisData were extracted by two reviewers independently and meta-analysis was performed.ResultsSeven RCT were included. There were no statistically significant differences between the full-mouth debridement and quadrant approaches.ConclusionsThe review suggests that mechanical or nonsurgical periodontal treatment is effective but showed no difference in the periodontal clinical outcome measures between the full-mouth debridement and quadrant approaches.Evidence-Based Dentistry (2009) 10, 17. doi:10.1038/sj.ebd.6400631
- Subjects
ADJUVANT treatment of periodontitis; PERIODONTAL disease; CLINICAL trials; ORAL medicine; EVIDENCE-based dentistry; PATIENTS
- Publication
Evidence-Based Dentistry, 2009, Vol 10, Issue 1, p17
- ISSN
1462-0049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.ebd.6400631