Question · asked by 1 review

Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure: Probing pocket depth

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
Probing pocket depth

Open surgical exposure showed no clear difference in gum health: periodontal probing depth compared with closed surgical exposure; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure
Gum health: periodontal probing depth · People with maxillary palatally displaced (impacted) canines, unilateral or bilateral (children/adolescents; mean ages… · 3 months post-debond
Open surgical exposure showed no clear difference in gum health: periodontal probing depth 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 -0.14 [-0.48, 0.20]1 study · 43 participantsGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Open versus closed surgical exposure of canine teeth that are displaced in the roof of the mouth
2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
2017-02Not listedNot assessed
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