Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Oral and maxillofacial surgery

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)

1 finding from 1 review

Local interventions for the management of alveolar osteitis (dry socket) 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
Follow-up: median 7 days
Iodine tampon versus rinsing with saline in a syringe (Tuk 2019): Iodine tampon 0/54 Monoject with saline 0/54; no events (effect not estimable)
1 study · 108 participants
GRADE not reported

Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)

Povidone iodine 1% led to lower presence of dry socket compared with control; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Local interventions for the management of alveolar osteitis (dry socket) 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
Follow-up: median 7 days
RR 0.36 [0.14, 0.98]
1 study · 189 participants
GRADE not reported