|
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 |
1 (27) |
‐0.13 [‐0.46, 0.20]; (P = 0.44) |
Not applicable |
| Both |
> 6 |
3/4 |
2 (45) |
0.95 [‐0.33, 2.23]; (P = 0.15) |
(P = 0.007); I² = 86% |
| Both |
5‐6 |
6/8 |
0 (0) |
Not estimable |
Not applicable |
| Both |
> 6 |
6/8 |
1 (18) |
0.17 [‐0.43, 0.77]; (P = 0.58) |
Not applicable |
| Single‐rooted |
5‐6 |
3/4 |
1 (18) |
0.95 [0.65, 1.25]; (P < 0.00001) |
Not applicable |
| Single‐rooted |
> 6 |
3/4 |
0 (0) |
Not estimable |
Not applicable |
| Single‐rooted |
5‐6 |
6/8 |
3 (70) |
‐0.10 [‐0.40, 0.20]; (P = 0.52) |
(P = 0.02); I² = 76% |
| Single‐rooted |
> 6 |
6/8 |
2 (52) |
‐0.03 [‐0.48, 0.41]; (P = 0.88) |
(P = 0.55); I² = 0% |
| Multi‐rooted |
5‐6 |
3/4 |
1 (18) |
1.37 [0.81, 1.93]; (P < 0.00001) |
Not applicable |
| Multi‐rooted |
> 6 |
3/4 |
0 (0) |
Not estimable |
Not applicable |
| Multi‐rooted |
5‐6 |
6/8 |
3 (70) |
0.04 [‐0.16, 0.25]; (P = 0.68) |
(P = 0.63); I² = 0% |
| Multi‐rooted |
> 6 |
6/8 |
2 (52) |
0.05 [‐0.38, 0.47]; (P = 0.83) |
(P = 0.29); I² = 9% |
