Question · asked by 1 review

Chlorhexidine gel (0.2%, intrasocket) vs Chlorhexidine mouthrinse: Adverse events

Population
Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Intervention
Chlorhexidine gel (0.2%, intrasocket)
Comparison
Chlorhexidine mouthrinse
Outcome
Adverse events

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Chlorhexidine gel (0.2%, intrasocket) vs Chlorhexidine rinse (0.12%)
Adverse events · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars) · Follow-up: median 7 days
Local interventions for the management of alveolar osteitis (dry socket) (2022) · Cochrane All outcomes
No adverse events were reported in these two trials (Abu-Mostafa 2015; Hita-Iglesias 2008).2 studiesGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Local interventions for the management of alveolar osteitis (dry socket)
2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
2021-09Not listedNot assessed

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

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.