Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

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

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

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

Surgical techniques for the removal of mandibular wisdom teeth 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
1 week
RR 0.99 [0.41, 2.40]
3 studies · 375 participants
Low