Influence of gender on periodontal outcomes: A retrospective analysis of eight randomized clinical trials.
Nidia C Castro Dos SantosMiriam R WestphalBelen Retamal-ValdesPoliana Mendes DuarteLuciene Cristina FigueiredoMarcelo FaveriJamil Awad ShibliGeisla SoaresTamires MirandaDaiane FermianoIvan BorgesCristiane GoncalvesCaio Junji TanakaFlavia TelesMax GoodsonHatice HasturkThomas Van DykeBenjamin EhmkePeter EickholzKatrin NicklesUlrich SchlagenhaufJoerg MeyleThomas KocherTi-Sun KimHelio DoyleMagda FeresPublished in: Journal of periodontal research (2024)
Men enrolled in RCTs showed a slightly inferior clinical response to periodontal therapy in a limited number of sub-analyses when compared to women. These small differences did not appear to be clinically relevant. Although gender did not dictate the clinical response to periodontal treatment in this population, our findings suggest that future research should continue to explore this topic.