Question · asked by 1 review

Extraction of the primary maxillary canine vs no intervention: Time to eruption of the permanent canine

Population: Children with palatally displaced maxillary canines (at least 80% aged 10 to 13 years); trials with craniofacial syndromes or anomalies excluded
Intervention: Extraction of the primary maxillary canine
Comparison: no intervention
Outcome: Time to eruption of the permanent canine

What each review found

Finding	Effect	Studies	GRADE certainty
Extraction of the primary maxillary canine vs Untreated control (no treatment) Time to eruption of the permanent canine · Children with palatally displaced maxillary canines (at least 80% aged 10 to 13 years); trials with craniofacial… · At least 6 months follow-up after the intervention Extraction of primary (baby) teeth for unerupted palatally displaced permanent canine teeth in children (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes	Time to eruption of the permanent canine was reported by both trials. The paper reports there was 'no significant difference between the two interceptive approaches in the time required for canine eruption' (extraction…	2 studies	GRADE not reported

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

The reviews

Review	Searched up to	Included studies	AMSTAR 2
Extraction of primary (baby) teeth for unerupted palatally displaced permanent canine teeth in children 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes	2012-04	Not listed	Not assessed

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