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September 5, 2025Dental and Medical ProblemsOpen Access

Effect of melatonin as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy in the treatment of periodontitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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PKPalak Abhay KasliwalSRSurekha RathodPRPrachi Rathi

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Overview

Systematic review finds melatonin improves probing depth in periodontitis patients, suggesting its role in adjunct periodontal therapy.

Key Points

  • Melatonin as an adjunct reduces probing depth in periodontitis therapy over a 6-month period.
  • The overall estimated effect showed a standardized mean difference of 0.862 from the fixed-effects model.
  • Systematic review and meta-analysis encompassed 3 studies with relevant data on probing depth outcomes.
  • Findings highlight melatonin's potential benefits as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy.

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Kasliwal et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c239e5b210217d6477e56dhttps://doi.org/10.17219/dmp/177932
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