Efficacy of alternative or additional methods to professional mechanical plaque removal during supportive periodontal therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Leonardo TrombelliRoberto FarinaAlexander PollardNicholas ClaydonGiovanni FranceschettiIftekhar KhanNicola West

Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2021)

Weak evidence indicate that in treated periodontitis patients enrolled in a 3-4 month SPT based on PMPR, Er:Yag laser (as alternative), SDD and PDT (as additional) do not produce a greater clinical effect on periodontal conditions compared to PMPR.

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