Pain (VAS 0-10) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
It is very uncertain whether zinc oxide eugenol changes pain (VAS 0-10) compared with alvogyl (old formulation) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mean time to resolution of pain · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
Neocone led to lower time to complete resolution of pain (days) compared with zinc oxide eugenol; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Metronidazole gel (25%, intrasocket) showed no clear difference in presence of dry socket compared with placebo gel; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Herbal mouthrinse showed no clear difference in presence of dry socket compared with chlorhexidine 0.2% mouthrinse; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Acellular dermal matrix led to lower presence of dry socket compared with control; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
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
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Artemisia desertorum spreng (Yunnan) showed no clear difference in presence of dry socket compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Acellular dermal matrix patch led to lower presence of dry socket compared with no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Chlorhexidine 0.2% socket irrigation (monoject syringe) led to lower presence of dry socket compared with chlorhexidine 0.2% mouthrinse; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Pain at 48 hours (VAS 0-10) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
Topical anaesthetic gel (prilocaine-lidocaine) showed no clear difference in pain at 48 hours (VAS 0-10) compared with eugenol; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Chlorhexidine gel (0.2%, intrasocket) showed no clear difference in presence of dry socket compared with chlorhexidine rinse (0.12%) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Tap water irrigation (monoject syringe) led to lower presence of dry socket compared with no rinsing; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Chlorhexidine gel 1% showed no clear difference in presence of dry socket compared with chlorhexidine gel 0.2%; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Honey (Manuka, topical) showed no clear difference in presence of dry socket compared with chlorhexidine rinse (0.2%); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Chlorhexidine gel (0.2%, intrasocket) probably leads to lower presence of dry socket compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Artemisia desertorum spreng (Shahaosan) showed no clear difference in presence of dry socket compared with artemisia desertorum spreng (Yunnan); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Oral tissue patch led to lower presence of dry socket compared with placebo or control; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Time to initial pain relief (minutes) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
Alvogyl led to lower time to initial pain relief (minutes) compared with zinc oxide eugenol; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
1 finding from 1 review