Primary study · included by 1 review

A clinicoradiographic assessment of 1% metformin gel with platelet-rich fibrin in the treatment of mandibular grade II furcation defects.

Sharma 2017 · Sharma Parul, Grover Harpreet Singh, Masamatti Sujata Surendra, et al. · Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology · 2017

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

1 including review in total.