Primary study · included by 2 reviews

Desai 2020

ProbableThe reviews cited this study without a PMID, DOI or NCT, so it is matched by first author and year. Two different studies by the same author in the same year could be merged here.

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Local curcumin/turmeric-derived delivery adjunctive to scaling and root planing for periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Desai 2020 · Supplementary Table S1 and S3; reference list

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Probing pocket depth (PPD) reduction, mean difference in mm (negative favors curcumin) Subgingivally delivered curcumin/turmeric-derived formulation (gel, chip, strip, in situ gel, nanoparticle) adjunctive to SRP vs Inactive control (SRP alone, placebo or empty vehicle) · Longest available follow-up	MD -0.46 [-0.68, -0.24]	15 studies	Low

Effect of curcumin compared to chlorhexidine on clinical variables of periodontal health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Desai 2020 · Supplementary Table 6

The review does not say which of its outcomes this study informs.

2 including reviews in total.