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Surgical removal (extraction) of asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom teeth vs Retention (conservative management) of asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom teeth: Undesirable outcomes associated with removal (alveolar osteitis/postoperative infection, nerve injury, damage to adjacent teeth, bleeding, osteonecrosis, inflammation/infection)

Population
Adolescents or adults with asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom teeth
Intervention
Surgical removal (extraction) of asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom teeth
Comparison
Retention (conservative management) of asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom teeth
Outcome
Undesirable outcomes associated with removal (alveolar osteitis/postoperative infection, nerve injury, damage to adjacent teeth, bleeding, osteonecrosis, inflammation/infection)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Surgical removal (extraction) of asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom teeth vs Retention (conservative management) of asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom teeth
Undesirable outcomes associated with removal (alveolar osteitis/postoperative infection, nerve injury, damage to adjacent teeth, bleeding, osteonecrosis, inflammation/infection) · Adolescents or adults with asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom teeth
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
Surgical removal versus retention for the management of asymptomatic disease‐free impacted wisdom teeth (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes
Undesirable outcomes associated with removal: Not measured. No included studies measured outcomes or adverse events associated with removal (alveolar osteitis/postoperative infection, nerve injury, damage to adjacent…0 studiesNo studies found
Surgical removal (extraction) of asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom teeth vs Retention (conservative management) of asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom teeth
Undesirable outcomes associated with removal (alveolar osteitis/postoperative infection, nerve injury, damage to adjacent teeth, bleeding, osteonecrosis, inflammation/infection) · Adolescents or adults with asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom teeth
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
Surgical removal versus retention for the management of asymptomatic disease‐free impacted wisdom teeth (2016) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003879.PUB4, superseded
Undesirable outcomes associated with removal: Not measured. No included studies measured outcomes or adverse events associated with removal (alveolar osteitis/postoperative infection, nerve injury, damage to adjacent…0 studiesNo studies found

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Surgical removal versus retention for the management of asymptomatic disease‐free impacted wisdom teeth
2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
2019-05-10Not listedNot assessed
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