Intercanine width · Adolescents or adults with asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom teeth
Surgical removal (extraction) of asymptomatic disease-free impacted… showed no clear difference in intercanine width (dimensional changes in the dental arch) compared with retention (conservative management) of asymptomatic disease-free… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative pain (mean) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Primary (complete) wound closure led to higher postoperative pain (mean) compared with secondary (partial) wound closure; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Permanent altered tongue, chin, or lip sensation · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Presence of dry socket · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Wound infection · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
It is very uncertain whether lingual split with chisel changes wound infection compared with surgical handpiece (bur) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Autologous platelet concentrate (PRP/PRF) in socket may leads to lower alveolar osteitis compared with no blood product (conventional) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Primary (complete) wound closure showed no clear difference in maximum mouth opening (mean) compared with secondary (partial) wound closure; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Temporary altered tongue, chin, or lip sensation · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Presence of dry socket · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
It is very uncertain whether mechanical (high-volume) irrigation changes alveolar osteitis compared with manual (low-volume) irrigation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Triangular flap led to lower maximum mouth opening compared with envelope flap; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Wound infection · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Trismus / maximum mouth opening (mean) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Piezoelectric bone removal led to higher trismus / maximum mouth opening (mean) compared with conventional rotary handpiece; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative pain (mean) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Autologous platelet concentrate (PRP/PRF) in socket showed no clear difference in postoperative pain (mean) compared with no blood product (conventional); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Primary (complete) wound closure showed no clear difference in alveolar osteitis compared with secondary (partial) wound closure (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Coronectomy showed no clear difference in maximum mouth opening (mean) compared with complete extraction (odontectomy); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Antifibrinolytic therapy (tranexamic acid or epsilon aminocaproic acid) vs Placebo, no intervention or usual care (with or without placebo)
Outcome not reported · People with Von Willebrand disease undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of ORN · Adults with head and neck cancer undergoing curative or adjuvant radiotherapy (at risk of osteoradionecrosis of the jaws)
It is very uncertain whether hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) following extractions changes incidence of ORN compared with perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (penicillin G) following… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in haemoglobin level from baseline · People with haemophilia (A or B) undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions
1 finding from 1 review
Mean fall in haemoglobin. Forbes (TXA): 1.4 g/100 mL (placebo) vs 0.3 g/100 mL (TXA). Walsh (EACA): 6.3% (placebo, both centres) vs 3.9% and 3.7% (EACA, centres 1 and 2); differences not significant. Reported in…
2 studies · 59 participants
GRADE not reported
Need for and dose of clotting factor concentrates · People with haemophilia (A or B) undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions
1 finding from 1 review
Reported in both trials in different ways. Forbes (TXA): mean units of replacement therapy per root extracted 617 IU (range 0 to 15,800) in 11 placebo participants versus 30 IU and 65 IU per root in 2 TXA participants…
2 studies · 59 participants
GRADE not reported
Amount of postoperative blood loss (mL) · People with haemophilia (A or B) undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions
1 finding from 1 review
Only reported in the Forbes (TXA) trial: over five-day follow-up, mean blood loss per participant 84.1 mL (range 4 to 323) in the placebo group (n=14) versus 61.2 mL (range 1 to 749) in the TXA group (n=14), P = 0.02.
1 study · 28 participants
GRADE not reported