Question · asked by 1 review
Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure: Treatment time: time from surgical exposure to eruption/bonding a bracket
- Population
- People with maxillary palatally displaced (impacted) canines, unilateral or bilateral (children/adolescents; mean ages 14.2 to 17.5 years)
- Intervention
- Open surgical exposure
- Comparison
- Closed surgical exposure
- Outcome
- Treatment time: time from surgical exposure to eruption/bonding a bracket
Open surgical exposure led to lower treatment time: time from surgical exposure to eruption/bonding a… compared with closed surgical exposure; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure Treatment time: time from surgical exposure to eruption/bonding a bracket · People with maxillary palatally displaced (impacted) canines, unilateral or bilateral (children/adolescents; mean ages… · Exposure to bonding Open surgical exposure led to lower treatment time: time from surgical exposure to eruption/bonding a… compared with closed surgical exposure; GRADE not reported. Open versus closed surgical exposure of canine teeth that are displaced in the roof of the mouth (2017) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD -3.81 [-5.80, -1.82] | 1 study · 43 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open versus closed surgical exposure of canine teeth that are displaced in the roof of the mouth 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2017-02 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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