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Systemic oral acyclovir vs placebo or no treatment: Patient or parental satisfaction (tolerance and acceptability of drug)

Population
Children and young adults under 25 years with primary herpetic gingivostomatitis (with or without herpes labialis)
Intervention
Systemic oral acyclovir
Comparison
placebo or no treatment
Outcome
Patient or parental satisfaction (tolerance and acceptability of drug)

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Systemic oral acyclovir vs Placebo or no treatment
Patient or parental satisfaction (tolerance and acceptability of drug) · Children and young adults under 25 years with primary herpetic gingivostomatitis (with or without herpes labialis)
Acyclovir for treating primary herpetic gingivostomatitis (2008) · Cochrane All outcomes
Amir 1997b: no data available. Ducoulombier 1988: tolerance and acceptability of the drug was described as satisfactory, but it was unclear how this was assessed by the trialists.1 studyGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Acyclovir for treating primary herpetic gingivostomatitis
2008 · Cochrane All outcomes
2008-05Not listedNot assessed
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