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Postoperative systemic antibiotics (phenoxymethylpenicillin/penicillin VK, 7-day course), partial or total chemo-mechanical debridement and analgesics vs Matched placebo, partial or total chemo-mechanical debridement and analgesics: Pain at 24 hours
- Population
- Adults with a symptomatic necrotic tooth or localised acute apical abscess (no signs of spreading infection or systemic involvement)
- Intervention
- Postoperative systemic antibiotics (phenoxymethylpenicillin/penicillin VK, 7-day course), partial or total chemo-mechanical debridement and analgesics
- Comparison
- Matched placebo, partial or total chemo-mechanical debridement and analgesics
- Outcome
- Pain at 24 hours
It is very uncertain whether postoperative systemic antibiotics… changes pain at 24 hours compared with matched placebo, partial or total chemo-mechanical debridement and… (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Postoperative systemic antibiotics (phenoxymethylpenicillin/penicillin VK, 7-day course), partial or total chemo-mechanical debridement and analgesics vs Matched placebo, partial or total chemo-mechanical debridement and analgesics Pain at 24 hours · Adults with a symptomatic necrotic tooth or localised acute apical abscess (no signs of spreading infection or… · 24 hours It is very uncertain whether postoperative systemic antibiotics… changes pain at 24 hours compared with matched placebo, partial or total chemo-mechanical debridement and… (very low certainty). Systemic antibiotics for symptomatic apical periodontitis and acute apical abscess in adults (2024) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD -0.03 [-0.53, 0.47] | 2 studies · 61 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Systemic antibiotics for symptomatic apical periodontitis and acute apical abscess in adults 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2022-11 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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