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Er:YAG laser debridement vs Manual debridement plus chlorhexidine irrigation/gel: Change in gingival recession (REC)

Er:YAG laser debridement showed no clear difference in change in gingival recession (REC) compared with manual debridement plus chlorhexidine irrigation/gel; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Er:YAG laser debridement vs Manual debridement plus chlorhexidine irrigation/gel
Change in gingival recession (REC) · People with at least one dental implant affected by peri-implantitis · 6 months
Er:YAG laser debridement showed no clear difference in change in gingival recession (REC) compared with manual debridement plus chlorhexidine irrigation/gel; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: treatment of peri‐implantitis (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
No statistically significant differences for change in recession.1 study · 20 participantsGRADE not reported
Er:YAG laser debridement vs Manual debridement plus chlorhexidine irrigation/gel
Change in gingival recession (REC) · People with at least one dental implant affected by perimplantitis · 6 months
Er:YAG laser debridement showed no clear difference in change in gingival recession (REC) compared with manual debridement plus chlorhexidine irrigation/gel; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: treatment of peri‐implantitis (2010) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD004970.PUB4, superseded
No statistically significant differences for change in recession.1 study · 20 participantsGRADE not reported
Er:YAG laser debridement vs Manual debridement plus chlorhexidine irrigation/gel
Change in gingival recession (REC) · People with at least one dental implant affected by perimplantitis · 6 months
Er:YAG laser debridement showed no clear difference in change in gingival recession (REC) compared with manual debridement plus chlorhexidine irrigation/gel; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: treatment of peri‐implantitis (2008) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD004970.PUB3, superseded
After 6 months there were no statistically significant differences for change in recession.1 study · 20 participantsGRADE not reported
Er:YAG laser debridement vs Manual debridement plus chlorhexidine irrigation/gel
Change in gingival recession (REC) · People with at least one dental implant affected by perimplantitis · 6 months
Er:YAG laser debridement showed no clear difference in change in gingival recession (REC) compared with manual debridement plus chlorhexidine irrigation/gel; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: treatment of peri‐implantitis (2006) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD004970.PUB2, superseded
After 6 months there was no statistically significant difference for change in recession.1 study · 20 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
2011-06list not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.

How reviews are matched to this question

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