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Clinical efficacy of probiotics as an adjunctive therapy to non‐surgical periodontal treatment of chronic periodontitis: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
MartinCabezas Rodrigo,
Davideau JeanLuc,
Tenenbaum Henri,
Huck Olivier
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/jcpe.12545
Subject(s) - medicine , scaling and root planing , meta analysis , bleeding on probing , randomized controlled trial , chronic periodontitis , placebo , periodontitis , adjunctive treatment , pathology , alternative medicine
Focused question What is the clinical influence of probiotics as an adjunctive therapy of scaling and root planing ( SRP ) when compared with SRP alone or in combination with placebo in the treatment of chronic periodontitis ( CP ). Methods Electronic databases were searched up to July 2015. Randomized controlled trials ( RCT s) comparing SRP + probiotic versus SRP were included. PPD reduction and CAL gain were selected as primary outcome variables. Results Independent screening resulted in four eligible publications for the systematic review and three were included in the meta‐analysis. Meta‐analysis showed a statistically significant CAL gain (−0.42 mm, p = 0.002) and bleeding on probing ( BOP ) reduction (−14.66, p = 0.003) for SRP + probiotic treatment versus SRP at short‐term. Only a tendency ( p = 0.06) has been observed in terms of overall PPD reduction, whereas results were significant when stratified for moderate (−0.18, p = 0.001) and deep pockets (−0.67, p < 0.001). Conclusion Within the limitations of this study, the findings of this meta‐analysis seem to support the adjunctive use of L. reuteri to SRP in CP treatment at short‐term, especially in deep pockets. Heterogeneity and limited available data may reduce the impact of these conclusions. Future long‐term RCT s evaluating the clinical efficacy of adjunctive probiotics to SRP are needed.