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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

43 questions · 47 findings · 7 reviews

No studies found 20 · 42.6%GRADE not reported 7 · 14.9%Very low 5 · 10.6%Low 11 · 23.4%Moderate 1 · 2.1%High 3 · 6.4%

Ibuprofen vs placebo

Adverse events (reported in the first 7 days after the procedure) · children with acute postoperative pain

Ibuprofen showed no clear difference in adverse events (reported in the first 7 days after the procedure) compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ibuprofen vs placebo

Serious adverse events, defined as any medical event at any dose that results in death, is life‐threatening, requires hospitalisation (or prolongation of existing hospitalisation) or results in permanent damage or disability (FDA 2016) · children with acute postoperative pain

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative ibuprofen vs placebo

Postoperative pain (continuous measure: self report using visual analogue scale) · Children and adolescents having orthodontic separator placement (without local anaesthetic)

Preoperative ibuprofen may leads to lower postoperative pain (continuous measure: self report using visual… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative ibuprofen vs placebo

Adverse events · Children and adolescents having orthodontic separator placement (without local anaesthetic)
1 finding from 1 review

Ibuprofen vs placebo

At least 50% reduction in pain · health problem or population

It is very uncertain whether summary of Findings Table ‐ Ibuprofen changes number of participants with at least 50% pain relief at 4 hours compared with placebo (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review