Zucchelli 2009.
Methods | RCT, split‐mouth design, 2 treatment groups, 6 months' duration | |
Participants | 11 individuals, aged 18 to 40 years, with 2 Miller Class I maxillary buccal gingival recessions of at least 3 mm | |
Interventions | 1. Ultrasonic instrumentation ‐ CAF 2. Hand instrumentation ‐ CAF |
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Outcomes | GRC CALC KTC SCRC PCRC MRC (Manual pressure sensitive probe) |
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Notes | University/hospital‐based | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Coin toss |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Method not reported |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Information not reported |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | All measurements were performed by 1 examiner not aware of the type of surgical procedure |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | All patients completed the follow‐up period |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Evidence of selective reporting of outcomes was not detected |
Other bias | Low risk | Evidence of other bias was not detected |