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3,696 questions · 3,815 findings · 855 reviews

No studies found 573 · 15%GRADE not reported 374 · 9.8%Very low 993 · 26%Low 1,062 · 27.8%Moderate 614 · 16.1%High 199 · 5.2%

Single preoperative dose of systemic antibiotics (clindamycin 600 mg), total chemo-mechanical debridement and root filling vs Matched placebo, total chemo-mechanical debridement and root filling

Pain at 7 days · Adults with symptomatic apical periodontitis (no signs of spreading infection or systemic involvement)
1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo

Pain ‐ pain at 2 to 3 days · children with acute otitis media

Antibiotics leads to lower pain ‐ pain at 2 to 3 days compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo

Pain ‐ pain at 4 to 7 days · children with acute otitis media

Antibiotics showed no clear difference in pain ‐ pain at 4 to 7 days compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo

Pain ‐ pain at 10 to 12 days · children with acute otitis media

Antibiotics probably leads to lower pain ‐ pain at 10 to 12 days compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review