Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews · Oral and maxillofacial surgery

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Spontaneous space closure · Children and adolescents after extraction of a mandibular permanent first molar (before eruption of the second molar)

In the mandible, mean patient age was not significantly associated with space closure odds (OR 0.59 per year; not GRADE-rated).

1 finding from 1 review

Spontaneous space closure after extraction of permanent first molars in children and adolescents: a systematic review… 2024 All outcomes
Until eruption of the permanent second molar (median follow-up 4.0 years) · University clinics and hospitals in 8 countries (children/adolescents <18 years) · Mandible
OR 0.59 [0.20, >100.00]
3 studies
GRADE not reported