Evidence Gaps

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · related questions CL0289

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%

Clinical attachment level (CAL) · Adults with aggressive periodontitis

Tetracycline + SRP led to lower clinical attachment level (CAL) compared with SRP; GRADE not reported.

3 findings from 1 review

Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
Intermediate-term (> 3 months to < 1 year)
MD -1.90 [-2.17, -1.63]
1 study · 26 participants
GRADE not reported
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
Long-term (≥ 1 year)
MD -2.30 [-2.50, -2.10]
1 study · 26 participants
Very low
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
Short-term (≤ 3 months)
MD -0.92 [-2.38, 0.54]
2 studies · 64 participants
GRADE not reported