Question · asked by 1 review

Tetracycline + SRP vs SRP: Clinical attachment level (CAL)

Population
Adults with aggressive periodontitis
Intervention
Tetracycline + SRP
Comparison
SRP
Outcome
Clinical attachment level (CAL)

Tetracycline + SRP led to lower clinical attachment level (CAL) compared with SRP; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

Current versions only
No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 66.7%Very low 1 · 33.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Tetracycline + SRP vs SRP
Clinical attachment level (CAL) · Adults with aggressive periodontitis · Intermediate-term (> 3 months to < 1 year)
Tetracycline + SRP led to lower clinical attachment level (CAL) compared with SRP; GRADE not reported.
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -1.90 [-2.17, -1.63]1 study · 26 participantsGRADE not reported
Tetracycline + SRP vs SRP
Clinical attachment level (CAL) · Adults with aggressive periodontitis · Long-term (≥ 1 year)
It is very uncertain whether tetracycline + SRP changes clinical attachment level (CAL) compared with SRP (very low certainty).
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -2.30 [-2.50, -2.10]1 study · 26 participantsVery low
Tetracycline + SRP vs SRP
Clinical attachment level (CAL) · Adults with aggressive periodontitis · Short-term (≤ 3 months)
Tetracycline + SRP showed no clear difference in clinical attachment level (CAL) compared with SRP; GRADE not reported.
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -0.92 [-2.38, 0.54]2 studies · 64 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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