Clinical and biochemical effect of laser as an adjunct to non-surgical treatment of chronic periodontitis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the clinical and biochemical efficacy of laser therapy as an adjunct to non-surgical treatment in chronic periodontitis.

Methods

A systematic search was performed through the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library for eligible articles published as of May 2, 2020, supplemented by information search in the System for Information on Programme Literature in Europe and a manual literature search. Only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) used to compare the adjunctive use of laser and non-surgical treatment alone with an observation period of at least 6 months were included.

Results

Sixteen RCTs with a total of 525 subjects were included. Meta-analysis suggested that the additional use of laser to scaling and root planing (SRP) showed significant super

SUBMITTER: Jiang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9292540 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature