Publication | Design | Population | Case definition | Period | Test | Control | Mean (SD) outcome |
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RCT, parallel | 20 patients | PD >6 mm, BOP + and/or pus | 4 years nonsubmerged healing | OHI + initial nonsurgical therapy | OHI + initial nonsurgical therapy | Test | |
 |  | 21 implants machined and medium-rough surfaces | Intrabony defect >3 mm |  | Open flap surgery + mechanical debridement (plastic curettes) + nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite paste | Open flap surgery + mechanical debridement (plastic curettes) + bovine-derived xenograft + native collagen barrier membrane | BOP reduction: 32 % (4 years, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | PD reduction: 2.5 (0.9) mm (4 years, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Control |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | BOP reduction: 51 % (4 years, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | PD reduction: 1.1 (0.3) mm (4 years, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | BOP and PD reductions sign. higher at control sites |
Deppe et al. [40] | CCT, parallel | 32 patients | PD ≥5 mm, BOP + progressive vertical bone loss | 5 years | Group 2 OHI + open flapa surgery + air polishing + carbon dioxide laser (cw mode, 2.5 W, 12 × 5 s) decontamination + beta tricalcium phosphate + cortical bone chips harvested from the retromoar area (50:50) + nonresorbable synthetic barrier membrane | Group 4 OHI + open flapb surgery + air polishing + beta tricalcium phosphate + cortical bone chips harvested from the retromoar area (50:50) + nonresorbable synthetic barrier membrane | Test |
 |  | 73 implants machined, rough- and medium-rough surfaces |  |  |  |  | SBI: 0.5 (0.8) (BL) to 2.1 (1.4) (48 months, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | PD: 4.8 (1.4) (BL) to 2.5 (1.1) mm (48 months, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Control |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | SBI: 1.2 (0.6) (BL) to 1.9 (1.0) (48 months, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | PD: 5.7 (1.4) (BL) to 2.5 (1.4) mm (48 months, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Comparable outcomes in both groups |
CCT, parallel | 25 patients | BOP + and/or pus | 5 years transmucosal healing systemic antibiotic medication (amoxicillin + metronidazole for 10 days) | Removal of the suprastructure | Removal of the suprastructure | Test | |
 |  | 45 implants machined and medium-rough surfaces | Bone loss ≥3 threads one- to four-wall defects |  | Open flap surgery + debridement + decontamination using hydrogen peroxide 3 % algae derived xenograft + resorbable synthetic barrier membrane | Open flap surgery + debridement + decontamination using hydrogen peroxide 3 % algae derived xenograft + | PD reduction: 3.0 (2.4) mm (5 years, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Radiographic defect fill: 0.1 (0.5) mm (5 years, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Control |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | PD reduction: 3.3 (2.0) mm (5 years, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Radiographic defect fill: 0.1 (0.5) mm (5 years, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Comparable defect fill and BOP reductions in both groups |
Schwarz et al. [53] | CCT, parallel | 27 patients | PD >6 mm, BOP + and/or pus | 12 months nonsubmerged healing | Circumferential-type (Ie) defects OHI + initial nonsurgical therapy | Buccal dehiscence-type defects with a semicircular (Ib) or circular component (Ic) | Test Ib |
 |  | 27 implants machined and medium-rough surfaces | Intrabony defect >3 mm |  | Open flap surgery + mechanical debridement (carbon curettes) + decontamination (cotton pellets soaked in saline) | OHI + initial nonsurgical therapy Open flap surgery + Mechanical debridement (carbon curettes) + decontamination (cotton pellets soaked in saline) | BOP reduction: 38.9 (16.6) % (12 months, subject level) |
 |  |  | Supracrestal component ≤1 mm |  | Bovine-derived xenograft + native collagen barrier membrane | Bovine-derived xenograft + native collagen barrier membrane | PD reduction: 1.6 (0.9) mm (12 months, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Test Ic |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | BOP reduction: 25.9 (14.7) % (12 months, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | PD reduction: 1.6 (0.7) mm (12 months, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Control Ie |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | BOP reduction: 61.1 (16.7) % (12 months, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | PD reduction: 2.7 (0.7) mm (12 months, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Sign. difference in BOP reductions between Ic and Ie |
Rocuzzo et al. [44] | CCT, parallel | 26 patients | PD ≥6 mm | 12 months nonsubmerged healing simultaneous connective tissue graft at sites lacking keratinized mucosa systemic antibiotic medication (amoxicillin + clavulanic acid for 6 days) | SLA surfaced implants | TPS surfaced implants | Test |
 |  | 26 implants rough and medium-rough surfaces | Crater-like (intrabony) defects |  | OHI | OHI | BOP reduction: 60.4 % (12 months, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  | Open flap surgery + mechanical debridement (plastic curettes) + decontamination (24 % EDTA and 1 % CHX gel) + bovine-derived xenograft | Open flap surgery + mechanical debridement (plastic curettes) + decontamination (24 % EDTA and 1 % CHX gel) + bovine-derived xenograft | PD reduction: 3.4 (1.7) mm (12 months, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Radiographic defect fill: 1.9 (1.3) mm (12 months, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Control |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | BOP reduction: 33.9 % (12 months, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | PD reduction: 2.1 (1.2) mm (12 months, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Radiographic defect fill: 1.6 (0.7) mm (12 months, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | BOP and PD reductions sign. higher in the test group |
RCT, parallel | 17 patients | PD >6 mm, BOP + and/or pus | 4 years nonsubmerged healing | OHI + initial nonsurgical therapy | OHI + initial nonsurgical therapy | Test | |
 |  | 17 implants machined and medium-rough surfaces | Intrabony defect >3 mm |  | Open flap surgery + debridement + decontamination using an Er:YAG laser device (cone-shaped glass fibre tip) at 11.4 J/cm2 implantoplasty at bucally and supracrestally exposed implant parts | Open flap surgery + Mechanical debridement (plastic curettes) + decontamination (cotton pellets soaked in saline) implantoplasty at bucally and supracrestally exposed implant parts | BOP reduction: 71.6 (24.9) % (4 years, subject level) |
 |  |  | Supracrestal component >1 mm |  | Bovine-derived xenograft + native collagen barrier membrane at intrabony components | Bovine-derived xenograft + native collagen barrier membrane at intrabony components | PD reduction: 1.3 (1.8) mm (4 years, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Control |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | BOP reduction: 85.2 (16.4) % (4 years, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | PD reduction: 1.2 (1.9) mm (4 years, subject level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | BOP and PD reductions comparable in both groups |
Aghanzadeh et al. [43] | RCT, parallel | 45 patients | PD ≥2 mm, BOP + and pus | 12 months nonsubmerged healing systemic antibiotic medication (Azithromycin for 4 days) | Open flap surgery + mechanical debridement (titanium instruments) + decontamination using hydrogen peroxide 3 % cortical bone chips harvested from the mandibular ramus + resorbable synthetic barrier membrane | Open flap surgery + mechanical debridement (titanium instruments) + decontamination using hydrogen peroxide 3 % bovine-derived xenograft + resorbable synthetic barrier membrane | Test |
 |  | 75 implants medium-rough surfaces | Bone loss ≥2 mm |  |  |  | BOP reduction: 44.8 (6.3) % (12 months, implant level) |
 |  |  | Angular defects ≥3 mm in depth |  |  |  | PD reduction: 2.0 (0.3) mm (12 months, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Radiographic bone level gain: 0.2 (0.3) mm (12 months, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Control |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | BOP reduction: 50.4 (5.3 %) (12 months, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | PD reduction: 3.1 (0.2)mm (12 months, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Radiographic bone level gain: 0.8 (0.4) mm (12 months, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | PD reductions and bone level gains were significantly higher at control sites |
RCT, parallel | 33 patients | PD ≥5 mm, BOP + intrabony defects ≥4 mm | 12 months submerged healing for 6 months | Open flap surgery + mechanical debridement (titanium curettes) + conditioning using 24 % ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid gel (2 min) + augmentation of intrabony defect components using porous titanium granules | Open flap surgery + mechanical debridement (titanium currettes) + conditioning using 24 % ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid gel (2 min) | Test | |
 |  | 33 implants medium-rough surfaces |  |  |  |  | BOP reduction: 0.38 (2.1) % (12 months, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | PD reduction: 1.7 (1.7) mm (12 months, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Radiographic defect fill: 57.0 (45.1) % (12 months, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Control |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | BOP reduction: 0.56 (2.9) % (12 months, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | PD reduction: 2.0 (2.3) mm (12 months, implant level) |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Radiographic defect fill: −14.8 (83.4) % (12 months, implant level) no sign. reductions in BOP scores in both groups comparable reductions in MMP-8 and bone level markers |