|
Tooth type:
Single‐rooted,
Multi‐rooted,
or Both |
Baseline pocket depth (mm) |
Time
(Months) |
Number
of studies (Participants) |
Mean difference
(Random‐effects meta‐analysis) |
Heterogeneity
(P value; I2) |
| Both |
5‐6 |
3/4 |
2 (61) |
‐8.05 [‐30.25, 14.16];(P = 0.48) |
(P = 0.02); I² = 80% |
| Both |
> 6 |
3/4 |
3 (77) |
‐0.33 [‐7.70, 7.04]; (P = 0.93) |
(P = 0.51); I² = 0% |
| Both |
5‐6 |
6/8 |
2 (57) |
‐4.94 [‐16.59, 6.72]; (P = 0.41) |
(P = 0.87); I² = 0% |
| Both |
> 6 |
6/8 |
2 (36) |
10.22 [‐0.59, 21.03]; (P = 0.06) |
(P = 0.92); I² = 0% |
| Single‐rooted |
5‐6 |
3/4 |
1 (16) |
3.00 [‐2.43, 8.43]; (P = 0.28) |
Not applicable |
| Single‐rooted |
> 6 |
3/4 |
0 (0) |
Not estimable |
Not applicable |
| Single‐rooted |
5‐6 |
6/8 |
2 (45) |
‐3.06 [‐10.47, 4.35]; (P = 0.42) |
(P = 0.27); I² = 18% |
| Single‐rooted |
> 6 |
6/8 |
1 (29) |
‐4.00 [‐20.17, 12.17];(P = 0.63) |
Not applicable |
| Multi‐rooted |
5‐6 |
3/4 |
1 (16) |
7.00 [4.54, 9.46];(P < 0.00001) |
Not applicable |
| Multi‐rooted |
> 6 |
3/4 |
0 (0) |
Not estimable |
Not applicable |
| Multi‐rooted |
5‐6 |
6/8 |
2 (45) |
2.38 [‐2.95, 7.71]; (P = 0.38) |
(P = 0.50); I² = 0% |
| Multi‐rooted |
> 6 |
6/8 |
1 (29) |
‐4.00 [‐23.29, 15.29];(P = 0.68) |
Not applicable |
