The Use of Statins as an Adjunctive Periodontal Disease Treatment: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Main Authors: Alice Rose Greethurst (Author), Cosimo Galletti (Author), Roberto Lo Giudice (Author), José Nart (Author), Cristina Vallés (Author), Francisco Real-Voltas (Author), Cosme Gay-Escoda (Author), Enrico Marchetti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: the purpose of this systematic review was to assess the clinical and radiographic effect of subgingival-administered statins as an adjunct periodontal treatment in patients with periodontitis. Methods: Electronic literature searches in Medline/PubMed and the Cochrane Library were conduct...