Question · asked by 1 review

Erbium:YAG laser vs Air-abrasive device (Perio-Flow): Marginal bone level change

Population
People with at least one dental implant affected by perimplantitis
Intervention
Erbium:YAG laser
Comparison
Air-abrasive device (Perio-Flow)
Outcome
Marginal bone level change

Er:YAG laser showed no clear difference in radiographic marginal bone level change compared with air-abrasive device (Perio-Flow); GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Er:YAG laser vs Air-abrasive device (Perio-Flow)
Radiographic marginal bone level change · People with at least one dental implant affected by peri-implantitis · 6 months
Er:YAG laser showed no clear difference in radiographic marginal bone level change compared with air-abrasive device (Perio-Flow); GRADE not reported.
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: treatment of peri‐implantitis (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
After 6 months no statistically significant difference for peri-implant marginal bone levels.1 study · 42 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
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