Analgesic medication used (type, dose, frequency) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Re-operation and revision rate / plate removal (adverse effect) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomesUp to 3 years postoperatively
Plate removal rates were 1.53% (3/196) of the titanium plates and 3.63% (6/165) of the resorbable ones. Out of a total of nine, two in each group were removed because of plate exposure, one patient in the titanium and…
1 study · 60 participants
GRADE not reported
Status of occlusion (e.g. ANB, Angle's classification, Wits analysis) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomesUp to 3 years postoperatively
Weidner 2005 provided analyses of mean changes in ANB from scanned radiographs. The ANB data were incomplete for many of the five time periods and were reported as 'grad' rather than the conventionally accepted…
1 study · 43 participants
GRADE not reported
Need for retreatment or replacement of fixation due to failure of the fixation · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
1 finding from 1 review
SoF row (Resorbable plates compared to titanium plates for stabilization after orthognathic surgery). Need for retreatment or replacement of fixation due to failure of the fixation (plates failed or removed in each…
1 study · 60 participants
Very low
Wound dehiscence · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomesUp to 3 years postoperatively
Three patients (10%) in the titanium group and two patients (6.7%) in the resorbable group presented with wound dehiscence. One patient in each group with dehisced wounds became infected; all non-infected wounds closed…
1 study · 60 participants
GRADE not reported
Complications: chronic wound pain · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
It is very uncertain whether resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation changes postoperative chronic or lasting pain (wound discomfort) at 4 to 6… compared with titanium plates or screws for fixation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Facial appearance and profile · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Swelling (mean) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomesUp to 3 years postoperatively
Though Cheung 2004 reported the presence of postoperative swelling, it was only noted in conjunction with infection and pus discharge; assessment of this outcome did not include the use of photography or digital…
1 study · 60 participants
GRADE not reported
Quality of life · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Degree of function postoperatively (mastication, swallowing, speech) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects (composite: plate exposure, wound infection, sinus tract, wound dehiscence, plate removal) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomesUp to 24 months postoperatively
SoF row. Adverse effects; 60 participants (1 RCT); Quality of the evidence (GRADE): VERY LOW. Exposure of the plate: both titanium and resorbable groups experienced 2 plate exposures which occurred between the third…
1 study · 60 participants
Very low
Wound infection · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomesUp to 3 years postoperatively
The trialists did not differentiate between superficial and deep wound infection. Three (10%) of the patients in each group developed infections accounting for six plates: 3/196 (1.53%) in the titanium group and 3/165…
1 study · 60 participants
GRADE not reported
Satisfactory radiographic appearance (cephalometric radiographs) · Adults (>16 years old) undergoing orthognathic surgery
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · People undergoing tooth extraction (21 of 23 trials: healthy patients undergoing impacted third molar extraction; 1 routine intra-alveolar…
Systemic antibiotic prophylaxis (any regimen; topical therapy… may leads to lower dry socket compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Infectious complications · People undergoing tooth extraction (21 of 23 trials: healthy patients undergoing impacted third molar extraction; 1 routine intra-alveolar…
Systemic antibiotic prophylaxis (any regimen; topical therapy… may leads to lower postsurgical infectious complications compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Swelling (7th day) · People undergoing tooth extraction (21 of 23 trials: healthy patients undergoing impacted third molar extraction; 1 routine intra-alveolar…
It is very uncertain whether systemic antibiotic prophylaxis (any regimen; topical therapy… changes swelling (7th day) compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · People undergoing tooth extraction (21 of 23 trials: healthy patients undergoing impacted third molar extraction; 1 routine intra-alveolar…
It is very uncertain whether systemic antibiotic prophylaxis (any regimen; topical therapy… changes pain (continuous, VAS 0-10 cm, 7th day) compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pain (dichotomous, present/absent on 6th-7th day) · People undergoing tooth extraction (21 of 23 trials: healthy patients undergoing impacted third molar extraction; 1 routine intra-alveolar…
It is very uncertain whether systemic antibiotic prophylaxis (any regimen; topical therapy… changes presence of pain (dichotomous, yes/no on 6th-7th day) compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects · People undergoing tooth extraction (21 of 23 trials: healthy patients undergoing impacted third molar extraction; 1 routine intra-alveolar…
It is very uncertain whether systemic antibiotic prophylaxis (any regimen; topical therapy… changes adverse effects compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Trismus (dichotomous, 7th day) · People undergoing tooth extraction (21 of 23 trials: healthy patients undergoing impacted third molar extraction; 1 routine intra-alveolar…
It is very uncertain whether systemic antibiotic prophylaxis (any regimen; topical therapy… changes trismus (dichotomous, 7th day) compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review