Weak evidence hinders the understanding of the benefits of periodontal therapy on glycemic control in patients with diabetes and periodontitis

Article Title and Bibliographical Information Treatment of periodontal disease for glycaemic control in people with diabetes mellitus. Simpson TC, Weldon JC, Worthington HV, Needleman I, Wild SH, Moles DR, Stevenson B, Furness S, Iheozor-Ejiofor Z. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015; 11: CD004714. Reviewers Carolina Rodríguez Medina, Andrés A. Agudelo-Suárez, Javier Enrique Botero Purpose/Question Two questions were formulated: (1) Does periodontal therapy improve glycemic control in people with diabetes mellitus? (2) Does one periodontal therapy have a greater effect than another on improving glycemic control? Source of Funding This project was supported by the NIHR, via Cochrane Infrastructure funding to the Cochrane Oral Health Group. School of Dentistry, University of Manchester (UK), Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre (UK) and The National Institute for Health Research (UK). Type of study/design Systematic review with meta-analysis Strength of Recommendation SORT score: B Level of evidence 2