Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29177555›Full record

SynthesisLasers in medical science2018

Efficacy of photodynamic therapy as adjunct treatment of chronic periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Adriano Azaripour, Sebastian Dittrich, Cornelis J F Van Noorden, Brita Willershausen

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Synthesis in Lasers in medical science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  8. Impact of Molar Furcations on Photodynamic Therapy Outcomes: A 6-Month Split-Mouth Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  19. Photodynamic disinfection and its role in controlling infectious diseases.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Adriano AzaripourDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Augustusplatz 2, 55131, Mainz, Germany. adrianoasso@hotmail.com.
Sebastian DittrichDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Augustusplatz 2, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
Cornelis J F Van NoordenDepartment of Cell Biology and Histology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Brita WillershausenDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Augustusplatz 2, 55131, Mainz, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Meta-analysis of treatment effects of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) adjunct to non-surgical scaling and root planing (SRP) in comparison to SRP alone on patients with chronic periodontitis. The meta-analysis was performed according to PRISMA statement and Cochrane Collaboration guidelines. Electronic search complemented by hand search assured a high yield of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of aPDT as adjunct modality to SRP. Differences in probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment level (CAL) were calculated with 95% confidence intervals and pooled in a random effects model. Analysis for intra- and inter-study heterogeneity was provided by χ

Indexed as

PhotochemotherapyChronic PeriodontitisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMalePublication BiasTreatment OutcomeChronic periodontitisMeta-analysisPhotodynamic therapyScaling and root planing

Identifiers

PMID29177555

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