Suture dehiscence · patients with perforated peptic ulcer disease
Laparoscopic surgery showed no clear difference in suture dehiscence compared with open surgery (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative ileus · patients with perforated peptic ulcer disease
Laparoscopic surgery showed no clear difference in postoperative ileus compared with open surgery (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intra‐abdominal abscess · patients with perforated peptic ulcer disease
It is very uncertain whether laparoscopic surgery changes intra‐abdominal abscess compared with open surgery (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Operative time · patients with perforated peptic ulcer disease
1 finding from 1 review
Tenderness on palpation in jaw muscles (clinical evaluation, 12 months) · Adults (older than 18 years) with a temporomandibular disorder (synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial…
Arthroscopy showed no clear difference in tenderness on palpation in jaw muscles (clinical evaluation, 12… compared with open surgery; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Tenderness on palpation in TMJ (clinical evaluation, 12 months) · Adults (older than 18 years) with a temporomandibular disorder (synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial…
Arthroscopy showed no clear difference in tenderness on palpation in TMJ (clinical evaluation, 12 months) compared with open surgery; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Maximum protrusion over 5 mm (clinical evaluation, 12 months) · Adults (older than 18 years) with a temporomandibular disorder (synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial…
Arthroscopy showed no clear difference in maximum protrusion over 5 mm (clinical evaluation, 12 months) compared with open surgery; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical evaluations 12 months after surgery (6 pooled clinical signs) · Adults (older than 18 years) with a temporomandibular disorder (synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial…
Arthroscopy showed no clear difference in clinical evaluations 12 months after surgery (6 pooled clinical signs) compared with open surgery; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Pain (VAS/SSI) after 12 months · Adults (older than 18 years) with a temporomandibular disorder (synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial…
Arthroscopy led to higher pain (VAS/SSI) after 12 months compared with open surgery; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Crepitation (clinical evaluation, 12 months) · Adults (older than 18 years) with a temporomandibular disorder (synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial…
Arthroscopy showed no clear difference in crepitation (clinical evaluation, 12 months) compared with open surgery; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Click (clinical evaluation, 12 months) · Adults (older than 18 years) with a temporomandibular disorder (synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial…
Arthroscopy showed no clear difference in click (clinical evaluation, 12 months) compared with open surgery; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Mandibular functionality (MFIQ) after 12 months · Adults (older than 18 years) with a temporomandibular disorder (synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial…
Arthroscopy showed no clear difference in mandibular functionality (MFIQ) after 12 months compared with open surgery; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Sites failing to gain 2 mm attachment (proportion) · Patients with chronic periodontitis (aged 21 years or older) with periodontal infra-bony defects; furcation-involved teeth and aggressive…
Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) with barrier membrane (resorbable… led to lower sites failing to gain 2 mm attachment (proportion) compared with open flap debridement (access flap surgery); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.54 [0.31, 0.96]
6 studies
GRADE not reported
Aesthetics · Patients with chronic periodontitis (aged 21 years or older) with periodontal infra-bony defects; furcation-involved teeth and aggressive…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in gingival recession (REC) · Patients with chronic periodontitis (aged 21 years or older) with periodontal infra-bony defects; furcation-involved teeth and aggressive…
Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) with barrier membrane (resorbable… led to higher change in gingival recession compared with open flap debridement (access flap surgery); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD 0.26 [0.08, 0.43]
9 studies
GRADE not reported
Treatment / surgical procedure time · Patients with chronic periodontitis (aged 21 years or older) with periodontal infra-bony defects; furcation-involved teeth and aggressive…
Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) with barrier membrane (resorbable… showed no clear difference in treatment / surgical procedure time compared with open flap debridement (access flap surgery); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD 23.9
1 study
GRADE not reported
Attachment change · Patients with chronic periodontitis (aged 21 years or older) with periodontal infra-bony defects; furcation-involved teeth and aggressive…
Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) with barrier membrane (resorbable… led to higher change in clinical attachment level (attachment gain) compared with open flap debridement (access flap surgery); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD 1.22 [0.80, 1.64]
16 studies
GRADE not reported
Hard tissue probing at surgical re-entry (bone gain) · Patients with chronic periodontitis (aged 21 years or older) with periodontal infra-bony defects; furcation-involved teeth and aggressive…
Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) with barrier membrane (resorbable… led to higher hard tissue probing at surgical re-entry (bone gain) compared with open flap debridement (access flap surgery); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD 1.39 [1.08, 1.71]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Cost/benefit (treatment time plus estimated material costs) · Patients with chronic periodontitis (aged 21 years or older) with periodontal infra-bony defects; furcation-involved teeth and aggressive…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Hard tissue probing at surgical re-entry (bone gain) · Patients with chronic periodontitis (aged 21 years or older) with periodontal infra-bony defects; furcation-involved teeth and aggressive…
Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) combined with bone substitutes/graft led to higher hard tissue probing at surgical re-entry (bone gain) compared with open flap debridement (access flap surgery); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD 3.37 [3.14, 3.61]
1 study
GRADE not reported