Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure
Patient response: moderate or severe pain at 1 day postoperative · People with maxillary palatally displaced (impacted) canines, unilateral or bilateral (children/adolescents; mean ages 14.2 to 17.5 years)
Open surgical exposure showed no clear difference in patient response: moderate or severe pain at 1 day postoperative compared with closed surgical exposure; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
- Open versus closed surgical exposure of canine teeth that are displaced in the roof of the mouth 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes1 day postoperativeRR 0.86 [0.61, 1.20]1 study · 32 participantsGRADE not reported