Efficacy of adjunctive photodynamic therapy to conventional mechanical debridement for peri-implant mucositis

• Published in: BMC oral health Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 464 - 10
• Main Authors: Guo, Jincai, Chen, Xueru, Xie, Hui, Li, Tongjun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 16.04.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Biofilms; Cancer; Care and treatment; Clinical outcomes; Complications and side effects; Debridement; Dental Care; Dental implants; Disease; Gender; Humans; Infections; Inflammation; Mechanical debridement; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Meta-analysis; Mucositis; Patient outcomes; Peri-implant mucositis; Peri-Implantitis - drug therapy; Photochemotherapy; Photodynamic therapy; Plaque index; Statistical analysis; China; Photodynamic therapy; Peri-implant mucositis; Mechanical debridement; Meta-analysis

This meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy (PDT) as an adjunct to conventional mechanical debridement (CMD) for the management of peri-implant mucositis (p-iM). We systematically searched four databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library)...