Effect of locally delivered doxycycline as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the treatment of periodontitis in smokers: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

• Główni autorzy: Sonia Nath (Autor), Shaju Jacob Pulikkotil (Autor), Lalli Dharmarajan (Autor), Muthukumaraswamy Arunachalam (Autor), Kweh Ting Jing (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Scaling and root planing (SRP) for the treatment of periodontitis may be less effective in some patients. This study evaluated the effectiveness of local doxycycline as an adjunct to SRP among smokers with periodontitis compared to SRP alone in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Materi...