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Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure

Pain intensity (0‐10cm visual analogue scale) · People with maxillary palatally displaced (impacted) canines, unilateral or bilateral (children/adolescents; mean ages 14.2 to 17.5 years)

Open surgical exposure showed no clear difference in patient response: pain/soreness score (visual analogue scale 1 to 10) compared with closed surgical exposure; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Open versus closed surgical exposure of canine teeth that are displaced in the roof of the mouth 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
Postoperative
MD 0.00 [-1.09, 1.09]
1 study · 60 participants
GRADE not reported

Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure

Discomfort/pain · People with maxillary palatally displaced (impacted) canines, unilateral or bilateral (children/adolescents; mean ages 14.2 to 17.5 years)

1 finding from 1 review

Open versus closed surgical exposure of canine teeth that are displaced in the roof of the mouth 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
1 to 10 days postoperative
SoF (Patient response, pain and discomfort reported in different ways between 1 to 10 days postoperatively): 'This outcome was measured in a variety of ways in the studies that cannot be pooled'; quality very low…
2 studies
Very low

Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure

Patient response: total discomfort score (pain, difficulty eating, brushing, speaking, bad taste) · People with maxillary palatally displaced (impacted) canines, unilateral or bilateral (children/adolescents; mean ages 14.2 to 17.5 years)

Open surgical exposure showed no clear difference in patient response: total discomfort score (pain, difficulty eating,… compared with closed surgical exposure; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Open versus closed surgical exposure of canine teeth that are displaced in the roof of the mouth 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
Postoperative
MD 0.10 [-4.17, 4.37]
1 study · 60 participants
GRADE not reported

Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure

Patient response: moderate or severe pain at 1 day postoperative · People with maxillary palatally displaced (impacted) canines, unilateral or bilateral (children/adolescents; mean ages 14.2 to 17.5 years)

Open surgical exposure showed no clear difference in patient response: moderate or severe pain at 1 day postoperative compared with closed surgical exposure; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Open versus closed surgical exposure of canine teeth that are displaced in the roof of the mouth 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
1 day postoperative
RR 0.86 [0.61, 1.20]
1 study · 32 participants
GRADE not reported