Probing pocket depth · Adults (any age/sex) with chronic periodontitis (>=5 teeth remaining; PPD >4 mm), with or without hypertension
Periodontal treatment (subgingival SRP with or without other… led to lower pocket probing depth (PPD) compared with no treatment (no periodontal treatment); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Probing pocket depth · Adults (any age/sex) with chronic periodontitis (>=5 teeth remaining; PPD >4 mm), with or without hypertension
Intensive periodontal treatment (subgingival SRP with or without… led to lower pocket probing depth (PPD) compared with supra-gingival scaling; GRADE not reported.
3 findings from 1 review
Probing pocket depth (PPD/PD) · People with diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2, mostly type 2) and periodontitis, at least 16 years of age
Periodontal treatment (subgingival instrumentation, with or without… led to lower probing pocket depth (PPD/PD) compared with no active intervention/usual care; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD -0.56 [-0.72, -0.40]
21 studies
GRADE not reported
Implant probing pocket depth (PPD) · Adults (18 years or older) with one missing tooth in the aesthetic zone needing an implant-supported single crown
Metal-free implant abutments (zirconia) showed no clear difference in implant probing pocket depth (PPD) compared with metal implant abutments (titanium); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · Adults (> 18 years) with a clinical diagnosis of periodontitis, receiving active (non-surgical anti-infective) treatment
Adjunctive antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) applied after… led to higher 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 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 probing pocket depth (PPD) · Adults with a clinical diagnosis of (chronic) periodontitis (1999 classification); studies of aggressive periodontitis, systemic disorders…
Full-mouth disinfection (FMD): scaling/root planing (subgingival… showed no clear difference in change in probing pocket depth (PPD) compared with quadrant scaling and root planing (control): SRP of each quadrant in… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · Adults with a clinical diagnosis of (chronic) periodontitis (1999 classification); studies of aggressive periodontitis, systemic disorders…
Full-mouth scaling (FMS): scaling/root planing (subgingival… showed no clear difference in change in probing pocket depth (PPD) compared with quadrant scaling and root planing (control): SRP of each quadrant in… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · Adults with a clinical diagnosis of (chronic) periodontitis (1999 classification); studies of aggressive periodontitis, systemic disorders…
Full-mouth scaling (FMS): scaling/root planing (subgingival… showed no clear difference in change in probing pocket depth (PPD) compared with full-mouth disinfection (FMD): scaling/root planing (subgingival… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · People with at least one dental implant affected by perimplantitis
Nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite (Ostim) led to lower change in probing pocket depth (PPD) compared with bovine-derived xenograft (Bio-Oss) plus resorbable barrier; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · People with at least one dental implant affected by perimplantitis
Er:YAG laser debridement showed no clear difference in change in probing pocket depth (PPD) compared with manual debridement plus chlorhexidine irrigation/gel; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · People with at least one dental implant affected by perimplantitis
Adjunctive local antibiotic (8.5% doxycycline hyclate, Atridox)… led to higher change in probing pocket depth (PPD) compared with manual debridement with chlorhexidine (no antibiotic); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · Patients affected by chronic, aggressive, or early onset periodontitis, with intrabony defects having an intrabony component of at least 3…
Enamel matrix derivative (EMD; Emdogain) showed no clear difference in change in probing pocket depth (PPD) compared with guided tissue regeneration (GTR) with barriers (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · Patients affected by chronic, aggressive, or early onset periodontitis, with intrabony defects having an intrabony component of at least 3…
Enamel matrix derivative (EMD; Emdogain) may leads to higher change in probing pocket depth (PPD) compared with placebo or control (same surgical or non-surgical intervention… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · Patients affected by chronic, aggressive, or early onset periodontitis, with intrabony defects having an intrabony component of at least 3…
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · People with at least one dental implant affected by perimplantitis
Er:YAG laser surface debridement before bone augmentation showed no clear difference in change in probing pocket depth (PPD reduction) compared with plastic curettes plus saline solution before bone augmentation; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review