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- Title
The effect of systemic antibiotics on periodontal regeneration: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
- Authors
Lan-Lin Chiou; Herron, Brandi; Lim, Glendale; Yusuke Hamada
- Abstract
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of the use of systemic antibiotics in regenerative periodontal surgery for treating teeth affected by periodontitis. Data sources: Electronic (MEDLINE, EMBASE, LILACS, Scopus, and Cochrane) and manual literature searches for human randomized controlled trial studies published up to November 2022 were conducted by two reviewers. Meta-analysis was performed to assess probing pocket depth (PPD) reduction and clinical attachment level (CAL) gain in groups receiving systemic antibiotics compared to those not receiving systemic antibiotics. A total of eight studies were included. While treated sites were intrabony defects in six papers, two studies focused on furcation defects. For intrabony defects, the weighted mean difference (WMD) of 0.30 mm (95% CI −0.18 to 0.78) and 0.27 mm (95% CI −0.13 to 0.66) was calculated for PPD reduction and CAL gain, respectively. The differences between antibiotics and non-antibiotics groups for PPD and CAL were not statistically significant. Quantitative analysis could not be performed for furcation defects due to the limited number of studies. However, regardless of the membrane type selection, the existing evidence indicated that antibiotics did not lead to superior clinical outcomes for furcation defects at 9 to 12 months after the regenerative procedures. Conclusion: Based on this meta-analysis study’s findings, the use of adjunct systemic antibiotics in regenerative periodontal surgery did not appear to achieve more favorable clinical outcomes. Thus, the use of adjunct systemic antibiotics as part of the regenerative periodontal therapy might not be justifiable and should be reconsidered.
- Subjects
PERIODONTITIS treatment; PERIODONTAL disease treatment; ANTIBIOTICS; DRUG efficacy; MEDICAL databases; META-analysis; MEDICAL information storage &; retrieval systems; CONFIDENCE intervals; SYSTEMATIC reviews; HEALTH outcome assessment; GUIDED tissue regeneration; ORAL surgery; RESEARCH funding; MEDLINE
- Publication
Quintessence International, 2023, Vol 54, Issue 3, p210
- ISSN
0033-6572
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3290/j.qi.b3648957