Question · asked by 1 review

Amoxicillin + metronidazole + SRP vs SRP: Probing pocket depth

Population
Adults with periodontitis (chronic and aggressive)
Intervention
Amoxicillin + metronidazole + SRP
Comparison
SRP
Outcome
Probing pocket depth

Amoxicillin + metronidazole + SRP led to lower probing pocket depth 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
Amoxicillin + metronidazole + SRP vs SRP
Probing pocket depth · Adults with periodontitis (chronic and aggressive) · Intermediate-term (> 3 months to < 1 year)
Amoxicillin + metronidazole + SRP led to lower probing pocket depth compared with SRP; GRADE not reported.
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -0.47 [-0.68, -0.26]6 studies · 215 participantsGRADE not reported
Amoxicillin + metronidazole + SRP vs SRP
Probing pocket depth · Adults with periodontitis (chronic and aggressive) · Short-term (≤ 3 months)
Amoxicillin + metronidazole + SRP led to lower probing pocket depth compared with SRP; GRADE not reported.
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -0.18 [-0.33, -0.04]15 studies · 562 participantsGRADE not reported
Amoxicillin + metronidazole + SRP vs SRP
Probing pocket depth · Adults with periodontitis (chronic and aggressive) · Long-term (≥ 1 year)
It is very uncertain whether amoxicillin + metronidazole + SRP changes probing pocket depth compared with SRP (very low certainty).
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -0.30 [-0.42, -0.18]2 studies · 389 participantsVery low

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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

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

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