EVIDENCE SUPPORTS SHORT-TERM CLINICAL BENEFITS OF ADJUNCTIVE ORAL PROBIOTICS FOLLOWING SCALING AND ROOT PLANING TREATMENT

Ya-Hsin Wu; Chin-Wei Wang; Yvonne Kapila

doi:10.1016/j.jebdp.2023.101916

EVIDENCE SUPPORTS SHORT-TERM CLINICAL BENEFITS OF ADJUNCTIVE ORAL PROBIOTICS FOLLOWING SCALING AND ROOT PLANING TREATMENT

J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2023 Dec;23(4):101916. doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2023.101916. Epub 2023 Jul 28.

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Ya-Hsin Wu, Chin-Wei Wang, Yvonne Kapila

PMID: 38035893
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2023.101916

Abstract

Article title and bibliographic information: Hu D, Zhong T, Dai Q. Clinical efficacy of probiotics as an adjunctive therapy to scaling and root planning in the management of periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trails. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2021;21(2):101547. doi:10.1016/j.jebdp.2021.101547.

Source of funding: Self-funded.

Type of study/design: Systematic review with meta-analysis of data.

Keywords: Meta-analysis; Periodontal probing depth; Periodontitis; Probiotics; Scaling and root planning treatment.

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