Question · asked by 1 review

Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure: Treatment time: length of time in the operating theatre (first incision to final suture)

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: length of time in the operating theatre (first incision to final suture)

It is very uncertain whether open surgical exposure changes treatment time: length of time in the operating theatre (first… compared with closed surgical exposure (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure
Treatment time: length of time in the operating theatre (first incision to final suture) · People with maxillary palatally displaced (impacted) canines, unilateral or bilateral (children/adolescents; mean ages… · Intraoperative
It is very uncertain whether open surgical exposure changes treatment time: length of time in the operating theatre (first… compared with closed surgical exposure (very low certainty).
Open versus closed surgical exposure of canine teeth that are displaced in the roof of the mouth (2017) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -3.18 [-7.59, 1.22]2 studies · 89 participantsVery low

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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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