Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement
1 finding from 1 review
Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · Adults with mandibular fractures excluding condyles (fixed with 2 mm titanium miniplates)
1 finding from 1 review
Drop-out rate due to protocol deviation · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement
1 finding from 1 review
Early premature removal of IMF (from hours up to 2 weeks) was reported in 13 of the 90 participants analysed (Collins 2004); participants released their own IMF or reported that "the wires fell off".
1 study · 90 participants
GRADE not reported
Post-operative pain (residual pain, any severity) · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement
2 mm titanium plates showed no clear difference in post-operative pain (residual pain, any severity) compared with 2.5 mm bioresorbable plates; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Use of rescue medication · Patients with pain after surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth (third molars) requiring bone removal or with baseline moderate to severe…
Ibuprofen (single postoperative oral dose; 200 mg to 512 mg) led to higher patients using rescue medication at 8 hours compared with paracetamol (acetaminophen) (single postoperative oral dose; 600 mg…; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 2.02 [1.57, 2.60]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Patients not using rescue medication at 8 hours · Patients with pain after surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth (third molars) requiring bone removal or with baseline moderate to severe…
Combined paracetamol plus ibuprofen in a single tablet (e.g.… leads to higher patients not using rescue medication at 8 hours compared with single drugs given separately (paracetamol 1000 mg or ibuprofen 400… (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Requirement for additional (surgical) interventions · Adults with mandibular fractures excluding condyles (fixed with 2 mm titanium miniplates)
1 finding from 1 review
Intraoperative complications · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement
1 finding from 1 review
Restoration of function (return to baseline bite) · Adults with mandibular fractures excluding condyles (fixed with 2 mm titanium miniplates)
1 finding from 1 review
Segmental mobility · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement
2 mm titanium plates showed no clear difference in segmental mobility compared with 2.5 mm bioresorbable plates; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Restoration of function (functional occlusion; bite force as surrogate) · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement
1 finding from 1 review
Efficacy and stability of fixation (bite force) · Adults with isolated mandibular fractures in the interforaminal region
1 finding from 1 review
Post-operative infection · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement
2 mm locking titanium plates showed no clear difference in post-operative infection compared with 2 mm non-locking titanium plates; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.90 [0.1, 7]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement
1 finding from 1 review
Singh 2012 evaluated VAS pain at weeks 1, 4, 8 and month 3 and reported no significant difference between the groups, without supporting details.
1 study
GRADE not reported
Time to eruption of the permanent canine · Children with palatally displaced maxillary canines (at least 80% aged 10 to 13 years); trials with craniofacial syndromes or anomalies…
1 finding from 1 review
Maximum voluntary jaw opening (mm), change from baseline · Adults (>18 years) with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ OA) diagnosed by RDC/TMD or compatible criteria
Glucosamine sulfate (oral) showed no clear difference in maximum voluntary jaw opening (mm), change from baseline compared with ibuprofen (oral); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient satisfaction and pain experience during extraction of the primary canine · Children with palatally displaced maxillary canines (at least 80% aged 10 to 13 years); trials with craniofacial syndromes or anomalies…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of TMJ sounds · Adults (>18 years) with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ OA) diagnosed by RDC/TMD or compatible criteria
Intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluronate led to lower presence of TMJ sounds compared with intra-articular injection of corticosteroids (betamethasone); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Extraoral masticatory muscle tenderness (number of tender sites), change from baseline · Adults (>18 years) with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ OA) diagnosed by RDC/TMD or compatible criteria
Glucosamine sulfate (oral) showed no clear difference in extraoral masticatory muscle tenderness (number of tender sites),… compared with ibuprofen (oral); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Reported pain (mm on VAS), change from baseline · Adults (>18 years) with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ OA) diagnosed by RDC/TMD or compatible criteria
Glucosamine sulfate (oral) showed no clear difference in reported pain (mm on VAS), change from baseline compared with ibuprofen (oral); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review