Question · asked by 1 review

Experimental chewing adjuncts (bite wafers or chewing gum) vs No chewing gum, placebo, or control (no adjunct): Dose/intensity and frequency of pain relief needed (analgesic/rescue medication use)

Population: Adolescents/teenagers undergoing orthodontic treatment
Intervention: Experimental chewing adjuncts (bite wafers or chewing gum)
Comparison: No chewing gum, placebo, or control (no adjunct)
Outcome: Dose/intensity and frequency of pain relief needed (analgesic/rescue medication use)

What each review found

Finding	Effect	Studies	GRADE certainty
Experimental chewing adjuncts (bite wafers or chewing gum) vs No chewing gum, placebo, or control (no adjunct) Dose/intensity and frequency of pain relief needed (analgesic/rescue medication use) · Adolescents undergoing orthodontic treatment · 24 hours to 1 week Non‐pharmacological interventions for alleviating pain during orthodontic treatment (2016) · Cochrane All outcomes	Benson 2012 (57 participants): no statistically significant difference in analgesic consumption at 24 hours (P = 0.903) or one week (P = 0.104).	1 study · 57 participants	GRADE not reported

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

The reviews

Review	Searched up to	Included studies	AMSTAR 2
Non‐pharmacological interventions for alleviating pain during orthodontic treatment 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes	2016-10	Not listed	Not assessed

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