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154 questions · 161 findings · 16 reviews · Oral and maxillofacial surgery

No studies found 45 · 28%GRADE not reported 87 · 54%Very low 19 · 11.8%Low 5 · 3.1%Moderate 5 · 3.1%High 0 · 0%

Calcitonin (salmon calcitonin nasal spray 200 IU/day) vs placebo

Adverse events · Patients with histologically confirmed CGCG in one or both jaws and normal serum calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels
1 finding from 1 review
  • Adverse events were not described separately for each group. Trialists reported that adverse events were in most patients minimal and consisted of nausea, flushes and some dizziness. One patient had diarrhoea which…
    1 study · 14 participants
    GRADE not reported

Oral paracetamol vs placebo

At least 50% reduction in pain · Patients requiring surgical removal of a lower wisdom tooth or teeth, with baseline moderate to severe pain (surgery under local…

Paracetamol (single oral dose, any dose or formulation; subgroups up… led to higher achieving at least 50% pain relief at 4 hours (using pain intensity… compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

3 findings from 1 review

Oral paracetamol vs placebo

Patients with one or more adverse events · Patients requiring surgical removal of a lower wisdom tooth or teeth, with baseline moderate to severe pain (surgery under local…

Paracetamol (single oral dose, any dose or formulation; subgroups up… showed no clear difference in patients with one or more adverse events compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral paracetamol vs placebo

Participant‐reported pain relief of 50% or greater · Patients requiring surgical removal of a lower wisdom tooth or teeth, with baseline moderate to severe pain (surgery under local…

Paracetamol (single oral dose, any dose or formulation; subgroups up… led to higher achieving at least 50% pain relief at 6 hours (using pain relief… compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Occlusal adjustment (OA) vs placebo or control

Development of TMD (onset/incidence of signs and symptoms) · Healthy subjects without TMD at baseline (children, adolescents and young adults)

Occlusal adjustment (OA) showed no clear difference in incidence of TMD symptoms compared with no treatment or placebo (control); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review