Question · asked by 1 review

Azithromycin + SRP vs SRP: Percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP)

Population
Adults with periodontitis (chronic and aggressive)
Intervention
Azithromycin + SRP
Comparison
SRP
Outcome
Percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP)

Azithromycin + SRP led to lower percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) compared with SRP; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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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
Azithromycin + SRP vs SRP
Percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) · Adults with periodontitis (chronic and aggressive) · Intermediate-term (> 3 months to < 1 year)
Azithromycin + SRP led to lower percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) compared with SRP; GRADE not reported.
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -3.32 [-6.23, -0.42]6 studies · 228 participantsGRADE not reported
Azithromycin + SRP vs SRP
Percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) · Adults with periodontitis (chronic and aggressive) · Long-term (≥ 1 year)
It is very uncertain whether azithromycin + SRP changes percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) compared with SRP (very low certainty).
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -1.28 [-4.32, 1.76]2 studies · 110 participantsVery low
Azithromycin + SRP vs SRP
Percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) · Adults with periodontitis (chronic and aggressive) · Short-term (≤ 3 months)
Azithromycin + SRP showed no clear difference in percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) compared with SRP; GRADE not reported.
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -3.18 [-7.01, 0.65]6 studies · 216 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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