Question · asked by 1 review

Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) with barrier membrane (resorbable or non-resorbable) vs Open flap debridement (access flap surgery): Post-operative adverse events and complications

Population
Patients with chronic periodontitis (aged 21 years or older) with periodontal infra-bony defects; furcation-involved teeth and aggressive periodontitis excluded
Intervention
Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) with barrier membrane (resorbable or non-resorbable)
Comparison
Open flap debridement (access flap surgery)
Outcome
Post-operative adverse events and complications

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) with barrier membrane (resorbable or non-resorbable) vs Open flap debridement (access flap surgery)
Post-operative complications / adverse effects (including pain, infection) · Patients with chronic periodontitis (aged 21 years or older) with periodontal infra-bony defects; furcation-involved…
Guided tissue regeneration for periodontal infra-bony defects (2006) · Cochrane All outcomes
Adverse effects were generally minor. Healing was generally uneventful for both test and control groups. Exposure of the GTR barrier membrane was widely reported, ranging from 20% of sites (non-resorbable…16 studiesGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Guided tissue regeneration for periodontal infra-bony defects
2006 · Cochrane All outcomes
2004-04Not listedNot assessed

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

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