Question · asked by 1 review

PRF + CAF vs SCTG + CAF: Attachment change

Population
Adult patients with multiple recession-type defects (Miller Class I/II, at least 3 mm)
Intervention
PRF + CAF
Comparison
SCTG + CAF
Outcome
Attachment change

PRF + CAF led to lower clinical attachment level change compared with SCTG + CAF; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
PRF + CAF vs SCTG + CAF
Clinical attachment level change · Adult patients with multiple recession-type defects (Miller Class I/II, at least 3 mm) · Short term (6 to 12 months)
PRF + CAF led to lower clinical attachment level change compared with SCTG + CAF; GRADE not reported.
Root coverage procedures for treating localised and multiple recession‐type defects (2018) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -0.37 [-0.69, -0.06]2 studiesGRADE not reported

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Root coverage procedures for treating localised and multiple recession‐type defects
2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
15 January 2018Not listedNot assessed
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