Nidia Castro Dos Santos, Miriam R Westphal, Belen Retamal-Valdes, Poliana Mendes Duarte, Luciene Cristina Figueiredo, Marcelo Faveri, Jamil Shibli, Geisla Soares, Tamires Miranda, Daiane Fermiano, Ivan Borges, Cristiane Goncalves, Caio Junji Tanaka, Flavia Teles, Max Goodson, Hatice Hasturk, Thomas Van Dyke, Benjamin Ehmke, Peter Eickholz, Katrin Nickles, Ulrich Schlagenhauf, Joerg Meyle, Thomas Kocher, Ti-Sun Kim, Helio Doyle, Magda Feres
AIMS: To explore the influence of gender on periodontal treatment outcomes in a dataset of eight RCTs conducted in Brazil, United States, and Germany. METHODS: Clinical parameters were compared between men and women with stages III/IV grades B/C generalized periodontitis at baseline and 1-year post-therapy, including scaling and root planing with or without antibiotics. RESULTS: Data from 1042 patients were analyzed. Men presented a tendency towards higher probing depth (p = ...
May 6, 2024: Journal of Periodontal Research