Question · asked by 1 review
Analgesic (any: NSAID, paracetamol, local anaesthetic or opioid) vs placebo or control: Rescue analgesia
- Population
- People undergoing orthodontic treatment (any age; 9 to 34 years in included studies)
- Intervention
- Analgesic (any: NSAID, paracetamol, local anaesthetic or opioid)
- Comparison
- placebo or control
- Outcome
- Rescue analgesia
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Analgesic (any: NSAID, paracetamol, local anaesthetic or opioid) vs Control (placebo or no treatment) Rescue analgesia · People undergoing orthodontic treatment (any age; 9 to 34 years in included studies) Pharmacological interventions for pain relief during orthodontic treatment (2017) · Cochrane All outcomes | Use of rescue analgesia recorded in 7 studies; only 2 reported counts (Tuncer 2014: 2 participants; Bruno 2011: 6 participants); no class/dose/timing reported; not pooled. SoF cell: 'Not reported'. | 7 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacological interventions for pain relief during orthodontic treatment 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2017-06-19 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.