Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

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

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 50%Very low 1 · 50%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

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

Platelet rich fibrin showed no clear difference in 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 0.44 [0.15, 1.35]
1 study · 100 participants
GRADE not reported

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

It is very uncertain whether platelet rich plasma changes presence of dry socket compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).

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 0.51 [0.19, 1.33]
2 studies · 127 participants
Very low