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. 2018 Oct 2;2018(10):CD007161. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007161.pub3

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
Outcomes GRC
CALC
KTC
SCRC
PCRC
MRC
(Manual pressure sensitive probe)
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