Maximum pain (verbal rating scale, VRS) · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)
Placebo (sham irradiation, laser inactive) led to lower maximum pain (verbal rating scale, VRS) compared with control (no laser device used); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Treatment with antibiotics vs No antibiotics, placebo, or different types of antibiotics
Outcome not reported · People with avulsed and replanted permanent (front) teeth
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Total number of ibuprofen tablets · Adults over 18 years presenting with a single tooth with a clinical diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis
Systemic antibiotic (oral penicillin 500 mg) plus analgesic showed no clear difference in total number of ibuprofen tablets compared with placebo plus analgesic (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of adverse events · Adults over 18 years presenting with a single tooth with a clinical diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient-reported pain intensity (sum of pain intensity difference (SPID) and sum of pain percussion intensity difference (SPPID)) · Adults over 18 years presenting with a single tooth with a clinical diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis
1 finding from 1 review
Corresponding risk (Antibiotics): The in between-group differences (median +/- IQR) in SPID for the penicillin group were 6.0 +/- 10.5, and for placebo 6.0 +/- 9.5. The SPPID for the penicillin group was 3.5 +/- 7.5…
1 study · 40 participants
Low
Total number of paracetamol (acetaminophen) with codeine (Tylenol) tablets · Adults over 18 years presenting with a single tooth with a clinical diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis
Systemic antibiotic (oral penicillin 500 mg) plus analgesic showed no clear difference in total number of paracetamol (acetaminophen) with codeine (Tylenol)… compared with placebo plus analgesic (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Relief of pain · Adults over 18 years presenting with a single tooth with a clinical diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Occurrence of postoperative infection - 4 weeks · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)
It is very uncertain whether preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis changes occurrence of postoperative infection - 4 weeks compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maximum pain (verbal rating scale, VRS) · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)
1 finding from 1 review
Root canal medications and canal filling, splinting, extraction of teeth, or surgical removal of any relevant pathology vs Each other, placebo, or no treatment
Outcome not reported · Patients with single and multiple permanent teeth with evidence of any type of external root resorption irrespective of its aetiology,…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
None of the studies fulfilled our inclusion criteria and therefore no data analysis was conducted. (Main results: no RCTs that met the inclusion criteria were identified; one ongoing study, NCT00423956, potentially…
0 studies
No studies found
Antibiotics (systemic) vs No antibiotics, placebo, or a different type of antibiotic
Outcome not reported · Patients (mainly children and young adults) with a history of dental trauma and a diagnosis of luxation (intrusion, extrusion, or lateral…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Root canal medicaments vs No medicaments, placebo, or a different type of medicament
Outcome not reported · Patients (mainly children and young adults) with a history of dental trauma and a diagnosis of luxation (intrusion, extrusion, or lateral…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review