|
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) |
‐0.05 [‐0.50, 0.40]; (P = 0.83) |
Not applicable |
| Both |
> 6 |
3/4 |
2 (45) |
0.41 [‐0.45, 1.27]; (P = 0.35) |
(P = 0.17); I² = 47% |
| Both |
5‐6 |
6/8 |
0 (0) |
Not estimable |
Not applicable |
| Both |
> 6 |
6/8 |
1 (18) |
‐0.51 [‐1.24, 0.22]; (P = 0.17) |
Not applicable |
| Single‐rooted |
5‐6 |
3/4 |
1 (18) |
0.71 [0.31, 1.11]; (P = 0.0005) |
Not applicable |
| Single‐rooted |
> 6 |
3/4 |
0 (0) |
Not estimable |
Not applicable |
| Single‐rooted |
5‐6 |
6/8 |
2 (42) |
‐0.09 [‐0.30, 0.11]; (P = 0.38) |
(P = 0.44); I² = 0% |
| Single‐rooted |
> 6 |
6/8 |
1 (24) |
0.56 [‐0.37, 1.49]; (P = 0.24) |
Not applicable |
| Multi‐rooted |
5‐6 |
3/4 |
1 (18) |
1.53 [0.89, 2.17]; (P < 0.00001) |
Not applicable |
| Multi‐rooted |
> 6 |
3/4 |
0 (0) |
Not estimable |
Not applicable |
| Multi‐rooted |
5‐6 |
6/8 |
2 (42) |
‐0.02 [‐0.53, 0.49]; (P = 0.93) |
(P = 0.06); I² = 73% |
| Multi‐rooted |
> 6 |
6/8 |
1 (24) |
0.74 [0.17, 1.31]; (P = 0.01) |
Not applicable |
