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Table 4 Percent of persisting pockets deeper than 3 mm and 5 mm

From: An estimate of pocket closure and avoided needs of surgery after scaling and root planing with systemic antibiotics: a systematic review

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PPD > 3 mm

PPD > 5 mm

 

Test (AB type = 1)

Control (AB type = 0)

Test (AB type = 1)

Control (AB type = 0)

a) At 3 months follow up

Aimetti [36]

37

70

0

0

Cionca [29]

52

75

0

0

Feres 2012 [41]

26

55

0

0

Heller [45]

83

100

0

0

Matarazzo [40]

50

73

0

0

Mestnik [37, 53]

27

60

0

0

Mombelli [24] Aac+

36

58

0

5

Mombelli [24] Aac-

54

63

0

5

Preus 2013 [99], FMDIS

0

0

0

0

Preus 2013 [99], SRP

0

26

0

0

b) At 6 months follow up

Aimetti [36]

32

65

0

0

Cionca [29]

42

63

0

0

Feres 2012 [41]

15

53

0

0

Heller [45]

17

100

0

0

Mestnik [37, 50]

13

60

0

0

Winkel [49]

52

76

0

0

Xajigeorgiou [50]

60

72

0

0

  1. AB type 1 – systemic antibiotic administration.
  2. AB type 0 – no antibiotic administration.
  3. Aac + - Regarding Evaluation from subgroup positiv for A. actinomycetemcomitans.
  4. Aac- - Regarding Evaluation from subgroup negative for A. actinomycetemcomitans.