SynthesisClinical oral investigations2021
Use of air polishing for supra- and subgingival biofilm removal for treatment of residual periodontal pockets and supportive periodontal care: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Clinical oral investigations, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness and Clinical Performance of Erythritol Air-Polishing in Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Pooled it
- Does minimally invasive non-surgical therapy improve outcomes in splinted mandibular incisors? Results from a randomized trial.BMC oral health · 2026Trial
- Clinical evaluation of a novel protocol for supportive periodontal care: A randomized controlled clinical trial.Journal of periodontology · 2024Trial
- Subgingival air polishing with trehalose powder during supportive periodontal therapy: use of a conical shaped tip during a randomized clinical trial.BMC oral health · 2022Trial
- Antimicrobial Efficacy and Soft-Tissue Safety of Air-Polishing Powders in Periodontal Therapy: A Narrative Review.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025Review
- Impact of Adjunctive Air-Polishing on Periodontal Status in Patients with Low Vitamin DJournal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Professional biofilm management during supportive periodontal therapy-a longitudinal observational study.BMC oral health · 2025Observational
- Long-term effect of simulated five years professional mechanical biofilm removal on the luting gap of ceramic restorations.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Air powder waterjet technology using erythritol or glycine powders in periodontal or peri-implant prophylaxis and therapy: A consensus report of an expert meeting.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2024Article
- A protocol for an overview of systematic reviews to map photodynamic inactivation evidence in different dental specialties.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2024Article
- Subgingival Use of Air-Polishing Powders: Status of Knowledge: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Effect of supragingival air polishing on subgingival periodontitis microbiota.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2023Article
- Effect of repeated ultrasonic instrumentation on single-unit crowns: a laboratory study.Clinical oral investigations · 2022Article
- Results of an experimental study of subgingival cleaning effectiveness in the furcation area.BMC oral health · 2021Article
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
aimTo systematically review the literature to compare the efficacy of air polishing to hand or ultrasonic instrumentation to reduce periodontal inflammation during treatment of residual pockets or supportive periodontal care.
methodsElectronic searches were performed in five different databases, and two databases were used to capture the "grey literature partially." Clinical trials that compared the use of an air-polishing device to either conventional scaling and root planing (hand and/or ultrasonic instrumentation) or no treatment during periodontal therapy were included without restriction of year and publication status. The Joanna Briggs Institute instrument for clinical trials was used to appraise the studies critically. The results were submitted to qualitative descriptive analysis. The systematic review protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD420220156176).
resultsElectronic searches found 1100 hits published between 2008 and 2019. Thirteen studies were included in the review, out of which four had a follow-up longer than 180 days. Results indicated no differences between the efficacy of air polishing and hand or ultrasonic instruments to reduce periodontal inflammation.
conclusionsOur findings suggest that there is no difference in the efficacy of air polishing and hand or ultrasonic instrumentation to control biofilm and reduce periodontal inflammation. However, these findings must be carefully interpreted owing to methodological issues, including a short follow-up, and a potential conflict of interest related to industry funding. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Air polishing for biofilm control may be used as an alternative to hand and ultrasonic instrumentation to reduce periodontal inflammation during treatment of residual pockets or supportive periodontal care.
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