Question · asked by 1 review

NSAID (systemic) vs paracetamol: Adverse events

Population
People undergoing orthodontic treatment (any age; 9 to 34 years in included studies)
Intervention
NSAID (systemic)
Comparison
paracetamol
Outcome
Adverse events

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
NSAID (systemic) vs Paracetamol
Adverse events · People undergoing orthodontic treatment (any age; 9 to 34 years in included studies)
Pharmacological interventions for pain relief during orthodontic treatment (2017) · Cochrane All outcomes
In one study, one participant (<1%) in the paracetamol group experienced drug hypersensitivity (a 'red, blotchy and itchy rash') that resolved without treatment within 1 week (Bradley 2007 / McAlinden 2005); 1 RCT;…1 studyVery low

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Pharmacological interventions for pain relief during orthodontic treatment
2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
2017-06-19Not listedNot assessed
How reviews are matched to this question

Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.