What do systematic reviews say?

Photodynamic therapy plus mechanical debridement vs Mechanical debridement alone

• Supportive periodontal therapy (SPT) for maintaining the dentition in adults treated for periodontitis 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes

  12 months
  Not measured in usable way (Lulic 2009 reported only the percentage of sites with bleeding, with no participant-based measures)
  1 study
  GRADE not reported

Photodynamic therapy plus mechanical debridement vs Mechanical debridement alone

It is very uncertain whether photodynamic therapy plus mechanical debridement changes clinical attachment level (mm) compared with mechanical debridement alone (very low certainty).

• Supportive periodontal therapy (SPT) for maintaining the dentition in adults treated for periodontitis 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes

  12 months
  MD -0.97 [-3.51, 1.57]
  1 study · 10 participants
  Very low

Photodynamic therapy plus mechanical debridement vs Mechanical debridement alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Supportive periodontal therapy (SPT) for maintaining the dentition in adults treated for periodontitis 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Not measured
  0 studies
  No studies found

Photodynamic therapy plus mechanical debridement vs Mechanical debridement alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Supportive periodontal therapy (SPT) for maintaining the dentition in adults treated for periodontitis 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Not measured
  0 studies
  No studies found

Photodynamic therapy plus mechanical debridement vs Mechanical debridement alone

It is very uncertain whether photodynamic therapy plus mechanical debridement changes probing pocket depth (mm) compared with mechanical debridement alone (very low certainty).

• Supportive periodontal therapy (SPT) for maintaining the dentition in adults treated for periodontitis 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes

  12 months
  MD -0.09 [-1.41, 1.23]
  1 study · 10 participants
  Very low