Question · asked by 1 review
Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) graft vs No grafting: Postoperative pain
- Population
- People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)
- Intervention
- Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) graft
- Comparison
- No grafting
- Outcome
- Postoperative pain
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) graft vs No grafting Postoperative pain · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy) · up to 7 days Endodontic procedures for retreatment of periapical lesions (2016) · Cochrane All outcomes | Pain not assessed by VAS; reported significantly less in the PRF group at two time points only (2 and 6 hours after surgery). | 1 study · 11 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endodontic procedures for retreatment of periapical lesions 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2016-02-10 | 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.