Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Periodontology

No studies found 3 · 42.9%GRADE not reported 4 · 57.1%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) · Adults with aggressive periodontitis

Doxycycline + SRP showed no clear difference in percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) compared with metronidazole + SRP; GRADE not reported.

3 findings from 1 review

Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
Short-term (≤ 3 months)
MD -0.05 [-0.22, 0.12]
1 study · 22 participants
GRADE not reported
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
Long-term (≥ 1 year)
Included studies have not reported this outcome
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
Intermediate-term (> 3 months to < 1 year)
MD -0.07 [-0.29, 0.15]
1 study · 22 participants
GRADE not reported

Percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) · Adults with aggressive periodontitis

Doxycycline + SRP showed no clear difference in percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) 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 -0.01 [-0.21, 0.19]
1 study · 21 participants
GRADE not reported
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
Long-term (≥ 1 year)
Included studies have not reported this outcome
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
Short-term (≤ 3 months)
MD -0.09 [-0.29, 0.11]
1 study · 21 participants
GRADE not reported

Percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) · Adults with aggressive periodontitis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Adjunctive systemic antimicrobials for the non‐surgical treatment of periodontitis 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
Long-term (≥ 1 year)
Included studies have not reported this outcome
Studies not reported
No studies found