Table 1.
The search strategy in three databases.
Fig 1.
Flow chart of the literature search for studies included in meta-analysis.
Table 2.
A summary of the included study characteristics.
Table 3.
Summary of meta-analysis results to compare visfatin level before and after NSPT among cases with periodontitis.
Fig 2.
The comparison of GCF visfatin level before and three months after NSPT among cases with periodontitis.
Fig 3.
The comparison of saliva visfatin level before and three months after NSPT among cases with periodontitis.
Fig 4.
The comparison of GCF visfatin level before and three months after NSPT among cases with periodontitis and T2DM.
Table 4.
Summary of meta-analysis results to compare visfatin level before and after NSPT among cases with periodontitis and T2DM.