Quality of life · Adults (> 18 years) with a clinical diagnosis of periodontitis, receiving active (non-surgical anti-infective) treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Malignant transformation (oral cancer development) · Adults in case-control studies (oral cancer patients vs healthy controls)
Pooling across all missing-teeth measures, the overall association with oral cancer was not statistically significant (OR 1.20, 95% CI 0.97-1.48; high heterogeneity, I2=82.8%); ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Cariogenic microbiota counts (Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus spp.)
1 finding from 1 review
Any adverse effect related to aPDT · Adults (> 18 years) with peri-implant mucositis, receiving active treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Salivary S. mutans level · Humans with salivary bacteria measured
Salivary F. nucleatum and S. mutans levels were positively associated.
1 finding from 1 review
OR 6.03 [1.55, 23.45]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Oral cancer (OC)
The intervention led to higher oral cancer (OC); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
OR 2.63 [1.92, 3.62]
7 studies
GRADE not reported
Adverse effects · Adults with a symptomatic necrotic tooth or localised acute apical abscess (no signs of spreading infection or systemic involvement)
1 finding from 1 review
Pain at 72 hours · Adults with symptomatic apical periodontitis (no signs of spreading infection or systemic involvement)
1 finding from 1 review
The median pain at 72 hours in the control group was 0 (range 0 to 10); the median pain at 72 hours in the intervention group was the same (median 0, range 0 to 7). P = 0.116 (Mann-Whitney U).
1 study · 72 participants
Low
Systemic antibiotics without surgical intervention (with or without analgesics) vs Matched placebo without surgical intervention (with or without analgesics)
Outcome not reported · Adults with symptomatic apical periodontitis or acute apical abscess
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Pocket closure · Adults (> 18 years) with recurrent periodontitis, receiving supportive (maintenance) periodontal care
2 findings from 1 review
Three studies evaluated the proportion of closed pockets three months after treatment (Campos 2013; Grzech-Lesniak 2019; Ruhling 2010); studies used different criteria to measure this outcome. All studies reported an…
3 studies
GRADE not reported
No studies measured this outcome at 6 months (SoF row labeled 'Change in pocket depth from baseline to 6 months after treatment'); no studies reported these data at six months after treatment.
Studies not reported
No studies found
Pain at 7 days · Adults with a symptomatic necrotic tooth or localised acute apical abscess (no signs of spreading infection or systemic involvement)
It is very uncertain whether postoperative systemic antibiotics… changes pain at 7 days compared with matched placebo, partial or total chemo-mechanical debridement and… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · Adults (> 18 years) with recurrent periodontitis, receiving supportive (maintenance) periodontal care
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Decayed surfaces (DS)
The intervention led to higher decayed surfaces (DS); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · Adults (> 18 years) with recurrent periodontitis, receiving supportive (maintenance) periodontal care
Adjunctive antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) applied after… showed no clear difference in change in probing pocket depth (PPD) compared with subgingival instrumentation (SI) alone (hand or power-driven, or…; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Change in gingival recession (REC) · Adults (> 18 years) with a clinical diagnosis of periodontitis, receiving active (non-surgical anti-infective) treatment
It is very uncertain whether adjunctive antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) applied after… changes change in gingival recession (REC) compared with subgingival instrumentation (SI) alone (hand or power-driven, or… (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Pocket closure · Adults (> 18 years) with peri-implant mucositis, receiving active treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient satisfaction · Adults (> 18 years) with recurrent periodontitis, receiving supportive (maintenance) periodontal care
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
High salivary S. mutans (over 10^4 CFU/ml) · adults
Salivary S. mutans showed a non-significant declining trend with periodontitis (OR 0.82).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.82 [0.44, 1.51]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
High salivary S. mutans (over 10^4 CFU/ml) · Periodontitis patients
High-level S. mutans did not change significantly after periodontal therapy (OR 1.54).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Decayed, missing, filled surfaces (DMFS)
The intervention led to higher decayed, missing, filled surfaces (DMFS); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review