A 12-month randomized controlled trial evaluating erythritol air-polishing versus curette/ultrasonic debridement of mandibular furcations in supportive periodontal therapy.

BMC Oral Health · 2021 · PMC7819243 · PMID 33478480

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.175not close (p > 0.1)

Control furcation sites showed a significant gain in CAL from baseline to 6 months ( p < 0.001) and from baseline to 12 months ( p = 0.004), corresponding gains for the test furcation sites did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.175 and p = 0.119; Table 3 ).

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