Primary study · included by 2 reviews

Platelet-rich fibrin with 1% metformin for the treatment of intrabony defects in chronic periodontitis: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Pradeep 2015 · Pradeep A R, Nagpal Kanika, Karvekar Shruti, et al. · Journal of periodontology · 2015

Included by

Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Bone fill (BF)
Metformin (MF) plus PRF vs PRF alone (placebo-containing PRF) · 6 and 9 months post-treatment (follow-up times combined)
SMD 2.29NRGRADE not reported
Clinical attachment level (CAL) gain
Metformin (MF) plus PRF vs PRF alone (placebo-containing PRF) · 6 and 9 months post-treatment (follow-up times combined)
SMD 1.91NRGRADE not reported
Clinical attachment level (CAL) gain
Metformin (MF) plus PRF vs PRF alone (placebo-containing PRF) · 6 and 9 months post-treatment (follow-up times combined)
SMD 0.99NRGRADE not reported
Clinical attachment level (CAL) gain
Metformin (MF) plus PRF vs PRF alone (placebo-containing PRF) · 6 and 9 months post-treatment (follow-up times combined)
SMD 1.91 [1.37, 2.46]4 studiesGRADE not reported
Bone fill (BF)
Metformin (MF) plus PRF vs PRF alone (placebo-containing PRF) · 6 and 9 months post-treatment (follow-up times combined)
SMD 2.29 [2.15, 2.44]4 studiesGRADE not reported
Bone fill (BF)
Metformin (MF) plus PRF vs PRF alone (placebo-containing PRF) · 6 and 9 months post-treatment (follow-up times combined)
SMD 2.07NRGRADE not reported

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

2 including reviews in total.