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Full-mouth disinfection (FMD): scaling/root planing (subgingival instrumentation) of all quadrants within 24 hours plus adjunctive antiseptic (chlorhexidine) treatments (rinsing, pocket irrigation, tongue/tonsil brushing) vs Quadrant scaling and root planing (control): SRP of each quadrant in separate sessions at least one week apart: Pocket closure (sites with PPD <=4 mm)

Population
Adults with a clinical diagnosis of (chronic) periodontitis (1999 classification); studies of aggressive periodontitis, systemic disorders or antibiotic use excluded
Intervention
Full-mouth disinfection (FMD): scaling/root planing (subgingival instrumentation) of all quadrants within 24 hours plus adjunctive antiseptic (chlorhexidine) treatments (rinsing, pocket irrigation, tongue/tonsil brushing)
Comparison
Quadrant scaling and root planing (control): SRP of each quadrant in separate sessions at least one week apart
Outcome
Pocket closure (sites with PPD <=4 mm)

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Full-mouth disinfection (FMD): scaling/root planing (subgingival instrumentation) of all quadrants within 24 hours plus adjunctive antiseptic (chlorhexidine) treatments (rinsing, pocket irrigation, tongue/tonsil brushing) vs Quadrant scaling and root planing (control): SRP of each quadrant in separate sessions at least one week apart
Pocket closure (sites with PPD <=4 mm) · Adults with a clinical diagnosis of (chronic) periodontitis (1999 classification); studies of aggressive…
Full‐mouth treatment modalities (within 24 hours) for periodontitis in adults (2022) · Cochrane All outcomes
Pocket closure (number/proportion of sites with PPD <=4 mm after treatment): 9 studies reported; all showed an increase in closed pockets after treatment; 8 of 9 found no between-group difference; Koshy 2005 found a…9 studiesGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Full‐mouth treatment modalities (within 24 hours) for periodontitis in adults
2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
2021-06Not listedNot assessed
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