Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Oral and maxillofacial surgery

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 3 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)

1 finding from 1 review

Local interventions for the management of alveolar osteitis (dry socket) 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
Follow-up: median 7 days
OR (exact) 0 [0, 0.69]
1 study · 86 participants
GRADE not reported

Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)

1 finding from 1 review

Local interventions for the management of alveolar osteitis (dry socket) 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
Follow-up: median 7 days
Iodine tampon versus rinsing with saline in a syringe (Tuk 2019): Iodine tampon 0/54 Monoject with saline 0/54; no events (effect not estimable)
1 study · 108 participants
GRADE not reported

Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)

1 finding from 1 review

Local interventions for the management of alveolar osteitis (dry socket) 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
Follow-up: median 7 days
OR (exact) 0 [0, 2.42]
1 study · 19 participants
GRADE not reported