Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure
Probing pocket depth · 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 gum health: periodontal probing depth 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 outcomes3 months post-debondMD -0.14 [-0.48, 0.20]1 study · 43 participantsGRADE not reported