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. 2022 Oct 18;9(10):569. doi: 10.3390/bioengineering9100569

Table 2.

Description of included studies. Q = journal impact factor quartile, study arms: number of treatments considered in the study.

First Author Nationality Journal Q Study Arms Treatment Nonsmokers Cigarette Smokers e-Smoke/Other
Alqahtani 2019 [50] Saudi Arabia and USA Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy Q3 2 Mechanical debridement (MD) with adjunct antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) 16 17 32 waterpipe users
Mechanical debridement (MD) 16 17 32 waterpipe users
Alqahtani 2019 [51] Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and USA Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research Q1 2 Mechanical debridement (MD) with adjunctive probiotic therapy (PT) (ALL PIM) 20 20 0
Mechanical debridement (MD) (ALL PIM) 20 20 0
Javed 2016 [52] Saudi Arabia and USA Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy Q3 2 Mechanical debridement (MD) with adjunct antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) (ALL PIM) 40 41 0
Mechanical debridement (MD) (ALL PIM) 42 43 0
Al Deeb 2020 [53] Saudi Arabia Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy Q3 1 Full-mouth mechanical debridement with adjunctive methylene blue-mediated PDT 25 25 cs + 25 e-smokers /vapers 25
Fernandes-Costa 2019 [54] Brazil Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research Q1 1 Peri-implant supportive therapy (ALL PIM) 103 (implants) 28 (implants) 0
Machtei 2020 [55] Europe, North America, Asia Journal of periodontology Q1 2 subgingival debridement (baseline and 12 weeks) + biweekly implant surface debridement and chlorexidine gluconate 2.5 mg chip (CHX chips) for 12 weeks 118 13 0
subgingival debridement (baseline and 12 weeks) + biweekly implant surface debridement for 12 weeks 121 11 0
C.M de Waal 2015 [56] Netherlands Clinical Oral implants research Q1 1 resective surgery + mechanical debridement and chemical decontamination of the implant surface 53 24 0