| Evidence‐based recommendation (2.14) |
|---|
| Locally administered sustained‐release chlorhexidine as an adjunct to subgingival instrumentation in patients with periodontitis may be considered. |
| Supporting literature Herrera et al. (2020) |
| Quality of evidence Nine RCTs, 6–9 months. 718/719 patients. High risk of bias and heterogeneity among studies. |
| Grade of recommendation Grade 0—↔ |
| Strength of consensus Consensus (10.5% of the group abstained due to potential CoI) |
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