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. 2024 Jan 8;24(1):41.
doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03777-3.

Importance of periodontal phenotype in periodontics and restorative dentistry: a systematic review

Mohan Kumar P  1 , Raghavendra Reddy Nagate  2 , Saurabh Chaturvedi  3 , Manae Musa Musleh Al-Ahmari  2 , Mohammed A Al-Qarni  4 , Shankar T Gokhale  2 , Abdul Razzaq Ahmed  5 , Ahmed Al Bariqi  2 , Marco Cicciù  6 , Giuseppe Minervini  7   8
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Importance of periodontal phenotype in periodontics and restorative dentistry: a systematic review

Mohan Kumar P et al. BMC Oral Health. .

Abstract

Background: Periodontal phenotype is regarded to be one of the key factors influencing the efficacy of restorative therapies in dental practice. The objective of the systematic review was to explore the importance of thin and thick periodontal phenotypes and how they affect the outcome of periodontal and restorative therapies by looking at a number of academic publications from various online databases.

Methods: Following the PRISMA guidelines (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review standards), relevant data will be searched and retrieved from three significant scientific databases, including PubMed, EBSCO, and Scopus. The articles with full texts that matched the keywords and published in English between 2018 and 2023 were taken into consideration.

Results: The majorities of these articles were based on the type of periodontal phenotype and their impact on periodontal and restorative treatment outcomes were selected. The initial search yielded a total of 530 articles. Only 273 were relevant to the review's objectives, and these were considered for determining eligibility. Only 20 publications were eligible for analysis.

Conclusion: Understanding these anatomical aspects of periodontal phenotype is crucial to both periodontology and restorative dentistry. The clinical outcome of restorative, prosthetic, orthodontic, surgical, and periodontal therapies is determined in large part by the periodontal phenotype, which also plays a significant role in clinical failure or success in dental treatments.

Trial registration: This study protocol registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) dated 16th June 2023 with the registration ID CRD42023432568.

Keywords: Periodontal phenotype; Periodontics; Restorative dentistry.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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Demonstrates flow diagram of the study selection process as indicated by the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis)
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Risk assessment of bias by Cochrane collaboration tool
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