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What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 3 reviews · Oral Health

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Erbium:YAG laser vs Flap elevation at implant exposure

Postoperative pain · Patients undergoing implant exposure (second-stage surgery)

Erbium:YAG laser (implant exposure) led to lower postoperative pain compared with flap elevation at implant exposure; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: management of soft tissues for dental implants 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 0.25 [0.07, 0.90]
1 study · 20 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

Restricted partial pulpotomy (pulp removal 2-3 mm from exposure site only) vs Extended partial pulpotomy (pulp removal 2-3 mm from entire pulp chamber with complete deroofing)

Postoperative pain and analgesic intake · Adults (18-45 y) with mature permanent molars, carious exposure and symptomatic irreversible pulpitis

Restricted partial pulpotomy causes less early postoperative pain and analgesic use than extended amputation (p<0.05; ungraded, single trial).

1 finding from 1 review

Partial pulpotomy for carious pulp exposure in adult mature permanent teeth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2025 All outcomes
Postoperative days 1-2 · Dental/endodontic clinical practice · Lateral extent of pulp amputation
Same RCT (Ramani 2024): restricted PP had significantly lower postoperative pain scores on days 1 and 2 (p<0.05) and required significantly less analgesic intake (p<0.05) than extended PP.
1 study · 96 participants
GRADE not reported