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Lingual split with chisel vs Lingual split with bur: Wound infection

Population
Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Intervention
Lingual split with chisel
Comparison
Lingual split with bur
Outcome
Wound infection

Lingual split with chisel led to lower wound infection compared with lingual split with bur; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Lingual split with chisel vs Lingual split with bur
Wound infection · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal · 1 week, chisel vs bur
Lingual split with chisel led to lower wound infection compared with lingual split with bur; GRADE not reported.
Surgical techniques for the removal of mandibular wisdom teeth (2014) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD004345.PUB2, superseded
no estimate extracted1 studyGRADE not reported

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Surgical techniques for the removal of mandibular wisdom teeth
2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
2019-07Not listedNot assessed

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

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