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Amoxicillin + metronidazole + SRP vs Supragingival scaling (plus placebo)

Adverse events due to periodontal therapy · People with periodontitis and metabolic syndrome (no CVD; primary prevention)

It is very uncertain whether scaling and root planing (SRP) plus antibiotics (amoxicillin and… changes adverse events due to periodontal therapy compared with supragingival scaling (plus placebo) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Periodontal therapy for primary or secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in people with periodontitis 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
12 months
Peto OR 0.14 [0.00, 6.90]
1 study · 165 participants
Very low

Periodontal treatment: scaling and root planing (SRP) plus advice vs Community care: advice only

Adverse events due to periodontal therapy · Patients with cardiovascular disease and chronic periodontitis

1 finding from 1 review

Periodontal therapy for primary or secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in people with periodontitis 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
6 to 25 months
Adverse events: because of variable follow-up (6 to 25 months) and almost 90% loss to follow-up by one year, results were not considered useful for analysis; uncertain whether adverse events are more likely with either…
1 study · 303 participants
GRADE not reported