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2 mm titanium plates vs 2.5 mm bioresorbable plates

Post-operative pain (residual pain, any severity) · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement

2 mm titanium plates showed no clear difference in post-operative pain (residual pain, any severity) compared with 2.5 mm bioresorbable plates; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
1 month
RR 1.26 [0.57, 2.82]
1 study · 40 participants
GRADE not reported

Locking plate vs 2 mm non-locking titanium plates

Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
Agarwal 2011 reported a significant decrease in VAS pain from week 1 to the 3-month follow-up, with no difference between groups at the follow-up visits, but presented no supporting data.
1 study
GRADE not reported

Immediate mobilization vs 2 weeks delayed mobilization (IMF)

Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · Adults with mandibular fractures excluding condyles (fixed with 2 mm titanium miniplates)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
Pain (scale 1 to 10) was minor in both groups with no significant differences (Table 4): 6 weeks 1.55 vs 1.20; 3 months 1.00 vs 2.64; 6 months 1.30 vs 2.71 (immediate release vs IMF). 95% confidence interval not…
1 study
GRADE not reported