What do systematic reviews say?

Surgical vs Another surgical treatment modality

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical or radiological treatment for varicoceles in subfertile men 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Surgical vs Another surgical treatment modality

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical or radiological treatment for varicoceles in subfertile men 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Surgical vs Another surgical treatment modality

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical or radiological treatment for varicoceles in subfertile men 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Surgical vs Another surgical treatment modality

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical or radiological treatment for varicoceles in subfertile men 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Surgical vs Another surgical treatment modality

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical or radiological treatment for varicoceles in subfertile men 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Surgical vs radiological treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical or radiological treatment for varicoceles in subfertile men 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Surgical vs radiological treatment

It is very uncertain whether surgical treatment changes live birth compared with radiological treatment (very low certainty).

• Surgical or radiological treatment for varicoceles in subfertile men 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.49 [0.66, 3.37]
  1 study · 155 participants
  Very low

Surgical vs radiological treatment

It is very uncertain whether surgical treatment changes adverse event: hydrocele formation compared with radiological treatment (very low certainty).

• Surgical or radiological treatment for varicoceles in subfertile men 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 4.24 [0.53, 33.76]
  3 studies · 284 participants
  Very low

Surgical vs radiological treatment

Surgical treatment showed no clear difference in pregnancy compared with radiological treatment (low certainty).

• Surgical or radiological treatment for varicoceles in subfertile men 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.13 [0.75, 1.7]
  5 studies · 456 participants
  Low

Surgical vs radiological treatment

Surgical treatment showed no clear difference in varicocele recurrence compared with radiological treatment (low certainty).

• Surgical or radiological treatment for varicoceles in subfertile men 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.31 [0.82, 2.8]
  3 studies · 380 participants
  Low

Fixed-appliance orthodontic treatment incorporating surgically assisted orthodontics (adjunctive surgical procedure: corticotomy, micro-osteoperforation or interseptal bone reduction) to increase the rate of tooth movement vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical adjunctive procedures for accelerating orthodontic treatment 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
  SoF row: Illustrative comparative risks '‐' / '‐'; no relative effect; Comments: 'Not reported'. Results: 'Our prespecified primary outcome (the duration of orthodontic treatment, number of visits during active…
  0 studies
  No studies found

Fixed-appliance orthodontic treatment incorporating surgically assisted orthodontics (adjunctive surgical procedure: corticotomy, micro-osteoperforation or interseptal bone reduction) to increase the rate of tooth movement vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical adjunctive procedures for accelerating orthodontic treatment 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Results: 'Our prespecified secondary outcomes of patient satisfaction, improvement in occlusion, and prolonged stability of treatment were not measured in the trials.'
  0 studies
  No studies found

Fixed-appliance orthodontic treatment incorporating surgically assisted orthodontics (adjunctive surgical procedure: corticotomy, micro-osteoperforation or interseptal bone reduction) to increase the rate of tooth movement vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical adjunctive procedures for accelerating orthodontic treatment 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Results: 'Our prespecified secondary outcomes of patient satisfaction, improvement in occlusion, and prolonged stability of treatment were not measured in the trials.'
  0 studies
  No studies found

Fixed-appliance orthodontic treatment incorporating surgically assisted orthodontics (adjunctive surgical procedure: corticotomy, micro-osteoperforation or interseptal bone reduction) to increase the rate of tooth movement vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment

Fixed-appliance orthodontic treatment incorporating surgically… may leads to higher rate of tooth movement (orthodontic tooth movement in mm at 3 months) compared with conventional treatment: fixed-appliance orthodontic treatment… (low certainty).

• Surgical adjunctive procedures for accelerating orthodontic treatment 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes

  3 months
  MD 2.03 [1.52, 2.54]
  2 studies · 31 participants
  Low
• Surgical adjunctive procedures for accelerating orthodontic treatment 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes

  1 month
  MD 0.61 [0.49, 0.72]
  3 studies · 42 participants
  Low

Fixed-appliance orthodontic treatment incorporating surgically assisted orthodontics (adjunctive surgical procedure: corticotomy, micro-osteoperforation or interseptal bone reduction) to increase the rate of tooth movement vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment

• Surgical adjunctive procedures for accelerating orthodontic treatment 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes

  Up to 4 months
  SoF: Assumed risk 'See comment'; Corresponding risk 'See comment'; 13 (1 study, split‐mouth); Quality ⊕⊖⊖⊖ very low. Comment: 'Gingival and periodonal problems only were assesed in 1 study (Aboul‐Ela 2011). No precise…
  1 study · 13 participants
  Very low

Fixed-appliance orthodontic treatment incorporating surgically assisted orthodontics (adjunctive surgical procedure: corticotomy, micro-osteoperforation or interseptal bone reduction) to increase the rate of tooth movement vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment

• Surgical adjunctive procedures for accelerating orthodontic treatment 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes

  24 hours to 28 days
  Results: 'Pain experience was compared between surgical and non‐surgical cases in a single study (Alikhani 2013). Within 24 hours of appliance activation and canine retraction, both groups reported higher levels of…
  1 study
  GRADE not reported

Fixed-appliance orthodontic treatment incorporating surgically assisted orthodontics (adjunctive surgical procedure: corticotomy, micro-osteoperforation or interseptal bone reduction) to increase the rate of tooth movement vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical adjunctive procedures for accelerating orthodontic treatment 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Results: 'Our prespecified secondary outcomes of patient satisfaction, improvement in occlusion, and prolonged stability of treatment were not measured in the trials.'
  0 studies
  No studies found

Root-end resection (with or without root-end filling; surgical retreatment) vs Non-surgical re-treatment (orthograde root canal therapy)

Root-end resection (with or without root-end filling; surgical… showed no clear difference in healing - 10 years compared with root canal retreatment (non-surgical/orthograde); GRADE not reported.

• Endodontic procedures for retreatment of periapical lesions 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes

  10 years
  RR 1.11 [0.88, 1.41]
  1 study · 95 participants
  GRADE not reported
• Endodontic procedures for retreatment of periapical lesions 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes

  4 years
  RR 1.03 [0.89, 1.20]
  1 study · 82 participants
  GRADE not reported

Root-end resection (with or without root-end filling; surgical retreatment) vs Non-surgical re-treatment (orthograde root canal therapy)

• Endodontic procedures for retreatment of periapical lesions 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes

  first postoperative week
  Significantly higher number of participants reporting swelling in the root-end resection group than in the root canal retreatment group during the first postoperative week (Analysis 1.5); per-day totals not pooled.
  1 study
  GRADE not reported

Root-end resection (with or without root-end filling; surgical retreatment) vs Non-surgical re-treatment (orthograde root canal therapy)

Root-end resection (with or without root-end filling; surgical… may leads to higher prevalence of pain - 1 day (participants reporting pain) compared with root canal retreatment (non-surgical/orthograde) (low certainty).

• Endodontic procedures for retreatment of periapical lesions 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes

  1 day (first postoperative week)
  RR 3.34 [2.05, 5.43]
  1 study · 87 participants
  Low