Question · asked by 1 review

Cefixime + SRP vs SRP: Adverse events

Population
Adults with chronic periodontitis
Intervention
Cefixime + SRP
Comparison
SRP
Outcome
Adverse events

Cefixime + SRP showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with SRP; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Cefixime + SRP vs SRP
Adverse events · Adults with chronic periodontitis
Cefixime + SRP showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with SRP; GRADE not reported.
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes
The only included trial (Dukic 2016) reported nausea, dizziness and/or anorexia in the cefixime + SRP group.1 study · 60 participantsGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis
2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
2020-03Not listedNot assessed
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