Question · asked by 1 review

Metronidazole gel 25% (local antibiotic) vs Ultrasonic debridement: Complications and side effects

Population
People with at least one dental implant affected by perimplantitis
Intervention
Metronidazole gel 25% (local antibiotic)
Comparison
Ultrasonic debridement
Outcome
Complications and side effects

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Metronidazole gel 25% (local antibiotic) vs Ultrasonic debridement
Complications and side effects · People with at least one dental implant affected by peri-implantitis · 12 weeks
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: treatment of peri‐implantitis (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
No implant failures, complications or recurrence of peri-implantitis occurred in any of the groups.1 study · 27 participantsGRADE not reported
Metronidazole gel 25% (local antibiotic) vs Ultrasonic debridement
Complications and side effects · People with at least one dental implant affected by perimplantitis · 12 weeks
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: treatment of peri‐implantitis (2010) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD004970.PUB4, superseded
No implant failures, complications or recurrence of perimplantitis occurred in any of the groups.1 study · 27 participantsGRADE not reported
Metronidazole gel 25% (local antibiotic) vs Ultrasonic debridement
Complications and side effects · People with at least one dental implant affected by perimplantitis · 12 weeks
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: treatment of peri‐implantitis (2008) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD004970.PUB3, superseded
No implant failures or complications occurred in any of the groups.1 study · 27 participantsGRADE not reported
Metronidazole gel 25% (local antibiotic) vs Ultrasonic debridement
Complications and side effects · People with at least one dental implant affected by perimplantitis · 12 weeks
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: treatment of peri‐implantitis (2006) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD004970.PUB2, superseded
No complications occurred.1 study · 27 participantsGRADE not reported
Metronidazole gel 25% (local antibiotic) vs Ultrasonic debridement
Complications and side effects · People with at least one oral implant affected by perimplantitis (plaque-induced marginal bone loss with clinical… · 12 weeks
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: treatment of peri‐implantitis (2004) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD004970, superseded
No side effects occurred.1 study · 27 participantsGRADE not reported

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: treatment of peri‐implantitis
2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
2011-06Not listedNot assessed
How reviews are matched to this question

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