Non-Cochrane · intervention · PM41864965
Effect of Kinesio Taping on pain, swelling and trismus after third molar surgical extraction: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Heidari Ali, Ghorbani Afkhami MohammadReza, Tavakoli Shaghayegh, et al. · Head & face medicine · 2026 · PubMed · doi:10.1186/s13005-026-00603-3
Findings
234 findings
| Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Orientation: Vertical | SMD 0.28 [-0.65, 1.22] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · RoB D2 deviations: High risk | SMD -0.22 [-0.85, 0.40] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Orientation: Horizontal/local | SMD -0.36 [-4.94, 4.23] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · RoB D3 missing data: Some concerns | SMD 0.41 [-4.72, 5.55] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · RoB D3 missing data: Low risk | SMD -0.36 [-0.87, 0.15] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Narayan 2025 | MD -0.603 [-1.352, 0.146] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Abhijith 2025 | MD -0.756 [-1.402, -0.111] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening, mm) Day 2 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.0003 | SMD 1.018 [0.713, 1.322] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Abhijith 2025 | MD -1.006 [-1.658, -0.355] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Chiang 2020 | SMD -0.340 [-0.694, 0.014] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Country: Non-India | SMD -0.47 [-0.94, 0.00] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tape classification: Cut variants (web/spider/fan) | SMD 0.79 [-0.53, 2.11] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Study design: Split-mouth | SMD -0.10 [-0.51, 0.31] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Yurttutan 2020 | MD -0.833 [-1.567, -0.099] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting da Rocha Heras 2019 | MD -1.471 [-2.221, -0.721] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Patil 2023 | SMD -0.716 [-1.633, 0.201] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Abhijith 2025 | SMD -0.852 [-1.607, -0.097] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.4583 | SMD -0.520 [-0.695, -0.344] GRADE not reported 10 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Tatil 2020 | MD -1.296 [-1.818, -0.773] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Jaron 2021 | MD -0.587 [-1.330, 0.157] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Abhijith 2025 | MD 5.517 [3.922, 7.113] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 4 · Oral surgery | MD -1.94 [-2.56, -1.32] GRADE not reported 2 studies · 100 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Menziletoglu 2020 | SMD -0.868 [-1.370, -0.366] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tape preservation: >= 5 days | SMD 0.60 [0.19, 1.00] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling 72 h · Oral surgery | SMD -0.29 [-1.32, 0.74] GRADE not reported 4 studies · 246 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Pieces of tape: 5 pieces | SMD 0.45 [-1.91, 2.82] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Country: Non-India | SMD -0.25 [-0.53, 0.02] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery | SMD -0.74 [-1.44, -0.05] GRADE not reported 9 studies · 520 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Tatil 2020 | MD 2.187 [-2.050, 6.424] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 2 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.8609 | MD -1.430 [-1.755, -1.105] GRADE not reported 7 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Tatil 2020 | MD -0.681 [-1.412, 0.050] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Pławecki 2023 | SMD -0.701 [-1.623, 0.221] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 5 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.6990 | SMD -1.457 [-1.808, -1.107] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 5 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting da Rocha Heras 2019 | SMD -1.866 [-11.464, 7.732] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Patil 2023 | MD 2.997 [-5.336, 11.331] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · RoB D3 missing data: Some concerns | SMD -1.86 [-22.92, 19.20] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Jaron 2021 | MD -0.804 [-1.508, -0.100] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tobacco users excluded: No | SMD -0.71 [-1.97, 0.55] GRADE not reported 7 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · RoB D3 missing data: Low risk | SMD 0.37 [-0.61, 1.34] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Age: <= 26 years | SMD -0.37 [-1.33, 0.59] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative facial swelling Day 2 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.1796 | SMD -0.384 [-0.657, -0.111] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Kim 2020 | SMD -0.847 [-1.607, -0.086] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Yurttutan 2020 | MD 1.791 [-2.290, 5.871] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tape classification: Single I-strip | SMD 0.27 [-1.12, 1.67] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Study design: Parallel-arm | SMD -0.25 [-1.09, 0.58] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Abhijith 2025 | SMD 0.663 [0.426, 0.900] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 24 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Yurttutan 2020 | MD -1.196 [-2.232, -0.161] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 48 h · Oral surgery | MD -1.49 [-2.11, -0.88] GRADE not reported 7 studies · 350 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Pławecki 2023 | SMD -0.993 [-1.419, -0.567] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Jaron 2021 | MD 1.885 [-2.183, 5.954] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Chiang 2020 | MD 1.910 [-2.241, 6.061] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Tatil 2020 | SMD 0.380 [-0.371, 1.130] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tobacco users excluded: Yes | SMD -0.29 [-2.96, 2.38] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tobacco users excluded: Yes | SMD -0.57 [-1.87, 0.74] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Yurttutan 2020 | MD 7.617 [-21.940, 37.173] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 4 · Outpatient oral surgery · Leave-one-out: omitting Menziletoglu 2020 Unresolved: the two extractors disagree on this row. | SMD -1.666 [-2.374, -0.957] GRADE not reported 1 study |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery | SMD -0.42 [-0.75, -0.09] Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency 7 studies · 466 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Female percentage: <= 60% | SMD 0.11 [-1.32, 1.54] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · RoB D2 deviations: High risk | SMD -0.72 [-1.63, 0.20] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Pławecki 2023 | MD -0.644 [-1.387, 0.100] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Lactating women excluded: Yes | SMD 0.79 [-0.53, 2.11] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 24 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Yurttutan 2020 | SMD -0.826 [-1.188, -0.463] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Female percentage: > 60% | SMD -1.01 [-2.10, 0.07] GRADE not reported 7 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 24 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Menziletoglu 2020 | MD -1.091 [-1.914, -0.268] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 5 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting da Rocha Heras 2019 | MD -2.211 [-5.936, 1.515] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Orientation: Vertical | SMD -0.74 [-1.80, 0.31] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 24 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Pławecki 2023 | MD -1.154 [-1.950, -0.358] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Chiang 2020 | MD -0.353 [-0.822, 0.115] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery | MD -0.87 [-1.50, -0.24] GRADE not reported 9 studies · 520 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Abhijith 2025 | MD 3.118 [1.100, 5.136] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tape preservation: >= 5 days | SMD -0.17 [-0.33, -0.02] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) 48 h · Oral surgery | SMD 1.43 [-0.73, 3.60] GRADE not reported 3 studies · 190 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Study design: Parallel-arm | SMD 0.34 [-0.61, 1.30] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Patil 2023 | SMD 0.978 [-3.403, 5.360] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Patil 2023 | SMD 0.438 [-0.312, 1.188] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Female percentage: > 60% | SMD 0.63 [0.33, 0.93] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Tatil 2020 | SMD -0.740 [-1.647, 0.168] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 4 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=Not estimable | SMD -1.339 [-1.769, -0.910] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Abhijith 2025 | SMD -0.827 [-1.651, -0.002] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 24 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Menziletoglu 2020 | SMD -0.837 [-1.127, -0.547] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Patil 2023 | SMD -0.208 [-2.063, 1.647] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Patil 2023 | MD -1.587 [-2.341, -0.833] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Orientation: Horizontal/local | SMD -0.66 [-5.63, 4.27] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) 72 h · Oral surgery | SMD 0.71 [-0.58, 2.00] GRADE not reported 5 studies · 286 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 4 · Outpatient oral surgery · Leave-one-out: omitting Menziletoglu 2020 Unresolved: the two extractors disagree on this row. | MD -1.900 [-2.593, -1.207] GRADE not reported 1 study |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) 48 h · Oral surgery | MD 6.28 [-0.47, 13.02] GRADE not reported 3 studies · 190 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 48 h · Oral surgery | SMD -0.91 [-1.33, -0.50] GRADE not reported 7 studies · 350 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening, mm) Day 7 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.2711 | SMD 0.518 [0.328, 0.707] GRADE not reported 7 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tape classification: Single I-strip | SMD -0.25 [-1.48, 0.98] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Russo 2024 | SMD -0.745 [-1.545, 0.055] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Yurttutan 2020 | SMD -1.000 [-7.317, 5.317] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 4 · Outpatient oral surgery · Leave-one-out: omitting Tatil 2020 Unresolved: the two extractors disagree on this row. | MD -2.000 [-2.869, -1.131] GRADE not reported 1 study |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 24 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Pławecki 2023 | SMD -0.880 [-1.198, -0.562] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · RoB D5 selective reporting: Some concerns | SMD 0.44 [-0.31, 1.19] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening, mm) Day 2 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.1271 | MD 5.747 [4.462, 7.033] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening, mm) Day 7 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.6946 | MD 1.932 [1.119, 2.744] GRADE not reported 7 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Country: India | SMD 0.22 [-1.18, 1.62] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · RoB D1 randomization: Some concerns | SMD 0.30 [-0.67, 1.26] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Tatil 2020 | SMD -0.048 [-3.742, 3.646] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tape classification: Cut variants (web/spider/fan) | SMD -0.16 [-1.17, 0.85] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Chiang 2020 | MD 3.468 [-5.169, 12.105] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Patil 2023 | MD 7.175 [-30.506, 44.855] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Jaron 2021 | SMD -0.767 [-1.576, 0.043] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 3 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.8738 | MD -1.137 [-1.318, -0.955] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Chiang 2020 | SMD -0.340 [-0.780, 0.101] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Female percentage: <= 60% | SMD -0.10 [-0.51, 0.31] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Age: <= 26 years | SMD 0.11 [-2.35, 2.57] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Lactating women excluded: Yes | SMD -0.46 [-1.99, 1.07] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tape classification: Single I-strip | SMD -0.99 [-2.95, 0.97] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · RoB D5 selective reporting: Some concerns | SMD -0.22 [-0.85, 0.40] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Kinesio brand: Kinesio-Tex | SMD 0.67 [-0.05, 1.39] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting da Rocha Heras 2019 | SMD -0.900 [-1.406, -0.394] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Yurttutan 2020 | SMD 1.868 [-4.817, 8.553] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 5 · Oral surgery | MD -1.51 [-4.22, 1.21] GRADE not reported 3 studies · 166 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · RoB D3 missing data: Some concerns | SMD 0.57 [-2.58, 3.72] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Jaron 2021 | SMD -0.175 [-2.033, 1.683] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Kinesio brand: Non-Kinesio-Tex | SMD -0.56 [-1.58, 0.56] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Jaron 2021 | SMD -0.462 [-0.869, -0.055] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Female percentage: > 60% | SMD -0.25 [-1.09, 0.58] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Country: India | SMD -0.91 [-3.85, 2.04] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery | SMD 0.42 [-0.19, 1.02] Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency 7 studies · 446 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Age: > 26 years | SMD -0.14 [-1.37, 1.09] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Study design: Parallel-arm | SMD -0.75 [-2.01, 0.50] GRADE not reported 7 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Lactating women excluded: No | SMD -0.76 [-2.00, 0.48] GRADE not reported 7 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Tatil 2020 | SMD -0.797 [-1.167, -0.427] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative facial swelling Day 7 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.4352 | SMD -0.386 [-0.568, -0.203] GRADE not reported 7 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 5 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Menziletoglu 2020 | SMD -1.559 [-15.239, 12.120] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Narayan 2025 | SMD 0.341 [-0.379, 1.061] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Narayan 2025 | MD 2.839 [-4.809, 10.487] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · RoB D1 randomization: Some concerns | SMD -0.36 [-0.83, 0.11] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Yurttutan 2020 | SMD -0.492 [-0.865, -0.118] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · RoB D3 missing data: Low risk | SMD -0.39 [-0.82, 0.05] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 4 · Outpatient oral surgery · Leave-one-out: omitting Tatil 2020 Unresolved: the two extractors disagree on this row. | SMD -1.150 [-1.690, -0.609] GRADE not reported 1 study |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Age: > 26 years | SMD 0.66 [0.28, 1.05] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Menziletoglu 2020 | MD -0.515 [-1.224, 0.194] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Chiang 2020 | SMD 0.352 [-0.390, 1.093] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Pieces of tape: fewer than 5 pieces | SMD -0.22 [-1.04, 0.61] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tape preservation: < 5 days | SMD -0.08 [-12.33, 12.16] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 5 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Menziletoglu 2020 | MD -1.373 [-14.715, 11.968] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tape preservation: < 5 days | SMD -0.37 [-2.94, 2.21] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Immediately after surgery · Oral surgery | MD -1.93 GRADE not reported Studies not reported |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Tatil 2020 | SMD 1.513 [-9.630, 12.657] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Tatil 2020 | MD 5.343 [-1.876, 12.562] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Yurttutan 2020 | SMD -0.698 [-1.501, 0.105] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Narayan 2025 | SMD -0.336 [-0.626, -0.047] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Orientation: Vertical | SMD -0.03 [-0.64, 0.58] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Narayan 2025 | SMD -0.167 [-1.955, 1.620] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Patil 2023 | MD -0.662 [-1.400, 0.076] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Study design: Split-mouth | SMD 0.62 [-3.14, 4.39] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Pieces of tape: 5 pieces | SMD -0.18 [-1.83, 1.47] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Narayan 2025 | MD 1.658 [-2.099, 5.415] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 5 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Chiang 2020 | MD -1.022 [-10.413, 8.368] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Kinesio brand: Kinesio-Tex | SMD -0.14 [-0.40, 0.12] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Patil 2023 | MD 2.508 [-1.642, 6.659] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Tatil 2020 | SMD -0.438 [-0.841, -0.036] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 24 hours · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.3529 | MD -1.158 [-1.478, -0.838] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) 72 h · Oral surgery | MD 3.65 [-2.14, 9.34] GRADE not reported 5 studies · 286 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Study design: Split-mouth | SMD -0.28 [-0.96, 0.41] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 2 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.3696 | SMD -0.859 [-1.077, -0.642] GRADE not reported 7 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tape classification: Cut variants (web/spider/fan) | SMD -0.24 [-0.67, 0.19] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Yurttutan 2020 | SMD 0.331 [-0.396, 1.059] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Yurttutan 2020 | MD -0.657 [-1.399, 0.085] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 5 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.9323 | MD -1.548 [-1.836, -1.260] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Patil 2023 | SMD -0.807 [-1.596, -0.019] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 24 h · Oral surgery | MD -1.22 [-1.89, -0.56] GRADE not reported 5 studies · 280 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative facial swelling Day 3 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.5575 | SMD -0.234 [-0.487, 0.019] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 24 hours · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.4926 | SMD -0.879 [-1.122, -0.637] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 24 h · Oral surgery | SMD -0.88 [-1.11, -0.65] GRADE not reported 5 studies · 280 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling 48 h · Oral surgery | SMD -0.88 [-4.19, 2.43] GRADE not reported 4 studies · 250 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Russo 2024 | MD -0.596 [-1.343, 0.151] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Kim 2020 | MD -1.518 [-2.257, -0.779] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 24 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Kim 2020 | MD -1.280 [-2.222, -0.338] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Kinesio brand: Non-Kinesio-Tex | SMD -0.48 [-1.46, 0.50] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Russo 2024 | SMD -0.630 [-1.547, 0.286] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 24 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Patil 2023 | SMD -0.894 [-1.202, -0.586] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 4 · Oral surgery | SMD -1.35 [-4.56, 1.85] GRADE not reported 2 studies · 100 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · RoB D1 randomization: Some concerns | SMD -0.38 [-0.88, 0.12] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tobacco users excluded: No | SMD 0.33 [-0.40, 1.06] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Kim 2020 | MD -0.974 [-1.636, -0.312] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.9497 | MD -0.492 [-0.613, -0.372] GRADE not reported 10 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Menziletoglu 2020 | MD -0.771 [-1.446, -0.096] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Yurttutan 2020 | SMD -0.993 [-1.492, -0.494] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Chiang 2020 | SMD -0.621 [-0.732, -0.510] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Patil 2023 | MD -0.959 [-1.656, -0.262] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tape preservation: < 5 days | SMD -0.77 [-4.12, 2.58] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Country: Non-India | SMD 0.65 [0.10, 1.21] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Lactating women excluded: Yes | SMD -0.27 [-0.83, 0.29] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Country: India | SMD -0.09 [-2.42, 2.23] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 3 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=0.9310 | SMD -0.770 [-0.952, -0.589] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · RoB D2 deviations: High risk | SMD 0.44 [-0.31, 1.19] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tobacco users excluded: No | SMD -0.15 [-0.98, 0.67] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Kinesio brand: Kinesio-Tex | SMD -0.19 [-0.38, 0.00] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Orientation: Horizontal/local | SMD 0.75 [-0.93, 2.42] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Menziletoglu 2020 | SMD -0.402 [-0.809, 0.006] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Patil 2023 | SMD -0.870 [-1.352, -0.388] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Age: > 26 years | SMD -0.95 [-2.76, 0.85] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Menziletoglu 2020 | MD -1.374 [-2.042, -0.706] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 24 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Patil 2023 | MD -1.446 [-1.926, -0.966] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery | SMD -0.66 [-1.48, 0.15] Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency 10 studies · 550 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Kim 2020 | SMD -0.975 [-1.458, -0.492] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Narayan 2025 | MD -0.932 [-1.648, -0.215] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery | MD 2.18 [-1.20, 5.56] GRADE not reported 7 studies · 446 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Kinesio brand: Non-Kinesio-Tex | SMD 0.10 [-2.38, 2.59] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Lactating women excluded: No | SMD -0.12 [-1.33, 1.09] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Patil 2023 | SMD -0.461 [-0.830, -0.091] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Jaron 2021 | MD 3.277 [-5.196, 11.750] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery | MD -0.61 [-1.27, 0.05] GRADE not reported 10 studies · 550 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Menziletoglu 2020 | SMD -0.607 [-1.524, 0.309] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 5 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Chiang 2020 | SMD -0.839 [-4.884, 3.207] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Female percentage: <= 60% | SMD 0.04 [-2.38, 2.46] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Pieces of tape: 5 pieces | SMD -0.17 [-0.61, 0.28] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Immediately after surgery · Oral surgery | SMD -0.63 GRADE not reported Studies not reported |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Menziletoglu 2020 | SMD -0.721 [-1.528, 0.086] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Yurttutan 2020 | MD -1.600 [-2.343, -0.857] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Patil 2023 | SMD -0.772 [-7.067, 5.524] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Pieces of tape: fewer than 5 pieces | SMD 0.40 [-0.59, 1.39] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Russo 2024 | MD -0.847 [-1.559, -0.135] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Yurttutan 2020 | SMD -0.719 [-1.639, 0.201] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling Day 7 · Oral surgery · Age: <= 26 years | SMD -0.25 [-0.74, 0.24] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 24 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Kim 2020 | SMD -0.940 [-1.098, -0.782] GRADE not reported 4 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Chiang 2020 | SMD -0.501 [-0.879, -0.122] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Chiang 2020 | MD -0.669 [-1.254, -0.084] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · RoB D5 selective reporting: Some concerns | SMD -0.72 [-1.63, 0.20] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Facial swelling 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Menziletoglu 2020 | SMD -1.701 [-5.436, 2.033] GRADE not reported 3 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 5 · Oral surgery | SMD -1.41 [-4.15, 1.32] GRADE not reported 3 studies · 166 participants |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Pieces of tape: fewer than 5 pieces | SMD -0.87 [-2.10, 0.35] GRADE not reported 7 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Jaron 2021 | SMD 0.404 [-0.361, 1.170] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Narayan 2025 | SMD -0.659 [-1.587, 0.268] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Jaron 2021 | SMD -0.699 [-1.625, 0.227] GRADE not reported 9 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Tape preservation: >= 5 days | SMD -0.28 [-0.50, -0.06] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anaesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 hour after wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) Day 4 · Outpatient oral surgery · Publication bias analysis: trim-and-fill (0 studies imputed); Egger p=Not estimable | MD -1.939 [-2.481, -1.397] GRADE not reported 2 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 72 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Narayan 2025 | SMD -0.788 [-1.588, 0.012] GRADE not reported 8 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Postoperative pain (VAS 0-10) 48 h · Oral surgery · Leave-one-out sensitivity analysis: omitting Pławecki 2023 | MD -1.599 [-2.238, -0.960] GRADE not reported 6 studies |
| Adults undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar surgical extraction under local anesthesia | Kinesio taping applied within 1 h of wound closure | No tape (routine postoperative care) | Trismus (maximum inter-incisal opening) Day 7 · Oral surgery · Lactating women excluded: No | SMD 0.27 [-0.67, 1.22] GRADE not reported 5 studies |
Included primary studies 14
Open in Studies| Study | Year | Also included by | Outcomes it informs here | Trial data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhijith 2025 Outcome of kinesiology taping on postoperative complications after third molar surgery - Randomized controlled trial DOI:10.59671/0a1rq | 2025 | 1 other review | not stated | not extracted yet |
| da Rocha Heras 2019 Kinesio taping use to reduce pain and edema after third molar extraction surgery: A randomized controlled split-mouth study. PMID:31899111 | 2020 | 1 other review | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Jaron 2021 The Impact of Using Kinesio Tape on Non-Infectious Complications after Impacted Mandibular Third Molar Surgery. PMID:33419167 | 2021 | 1 other review | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Kim 2020 Effects of kinesiology tape after enucleation of mandibular dentigerous cysts. PMID:32364350 | 2020 | 1 other review | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Menziletoglu 2020 Comparison of Surgical Drain Placement With Use of Kinesiologic Tape on Postoperative Pain, Swelling, and Trismus in Impacted Mandibular… PMID:32673573 | 2020 | 1 other review | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Narayan 2025 The Effect of Kinesio Taping After Impacted Third Molar Surgery: A Randomized Control Trial. PMID:41054479 | 2025 | 1 other review | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Ozgur 2020 Comparison of Different Kinesio Taping Techniques After Third Molar Surgery. PMID:32008990 | 2020 | 1 other review | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Patil 2023 Efficacy of Kinesio taping in post operative sequalae after surgical removal of mandibular third molars: a split mouth randomized control… PMID:38049807 | 2023 | 1 other review | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Plawecki 2023 Kinesio Taping as an Adjunct Therapy in Postoperative Care after Extraction of Impacted Third Lower Molars-A Randomized Pilot Study. PMID:37048776 | 2023 | 1 other review | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Russo 2024 Three-dimensional Morphometric Analysis of the Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping on Postoperative Discomfort Following Mandibular Third… PMID:39730117 | 2025 | 1 other review | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Tatil 2020 Effectiveness of kinesio taping on postoperative morbidity after impacted mandibular third molar surgery: a prospective, randomized,… PMID:32667383 | 2020 | 1 other review | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Yurttutan 2020 The effect of kinesio taping with the web strip technique on pain, edema, and trismus after impacted mandibular third molar surgery. PMID:32913166 | 2020 | 1 other review | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Chiang 2020 matched by author and year (probable) | NR | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Chiang 2020 [Studies on HLA typing in a family line with spontaneous pneumothorax]. PMID:2020145 | 1991 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
Overlap with other reviews
Reviews that include the same primary studies are not independent evidence. Shared counts match studies by PMID, DOI or NCT, and otherwise by author and year (a probable match). Only the non-Cochrane dental reviews have study lists, so overlap with Cochrane reviews is not counted yet.
| Review | Shared studies | Jaccard |
|---|---|---|
| The effect of Kinesio taping on postoperative complications following mandibular third molar surgery/extraction: a systematic review and… (2025) | 12 | 0.67 |
Review question
| Element | Planned (methods) | Found (results) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | Adults (18 years or older) undergoing outpatient mandibular third molar removal under local anaesthesia | 13 RCTs, 646 adults (mean ages 20 to 39 years; 55.7% to 85.7% female) |
| Intervention | Cotton-based elastic therapeutic tape (stretch above 10%) over masseter, temporalis or peri-mandibular skin within 1 hour after wound closure; single or repeated applications in the first week | Kinesio taping: single I-strip (n=6 trials), multiple I-strips (n=2), web/spider/fan cut variants (n=5); Kinesio-Tex brand (n=5) |
| Comparison | Routine postoperative care without taping | No tape |
| Outcomes | Pain on VAS (primary); facial swelling, maximum inter-incisal opening, rescue analgesic intake, tape-related skin reactions, patient-reported global improvement up to day 7 | Pain VAS (all trials); swelling; trismus (inter-incisal opening); quality of life (2 trials); NSAID use (1 trial) |
| Study designs | Parallel-arm or split-mouth randomized trials | 13 RCTs published 2019 to 2025: parallel-arm (n=8) and split-mouth (n=5) |
| Timing | Up to day 7 | Follow-up to day 7 |
AMSTAR 2 items
Two independent extractors rated each item. Their ratings are shown side by side because they have not been reconciled yet. The overall rating follows Shea et al. 2017: one critical flaw gives Low, more than one gives Critically Low.
| Item | Extractor A | Extractor B | Agree |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Research question includes PICO components | Yes | Yes | yes |
| 2Protocol established before the reviewcritical | Partial Yes | Partial Yes | yes |
| 3Choice of study designs explained | No | No | yes |
| 4Comprehensive literature searchcritical | Yes | Yes | yes |
| 5Study selection in duplicate | Yes | Yes | yes |
| 6Data extraction in duplicate | Yes | Yes | yes |
| 7List of excluded studies with reasonscritical | No | No | yes |
| 8Included studies described in detail | Partial Yes | Yes | no |
| 9Risk of bias assessed satisfactorilycritical | RCT: Yes · NRSI: N/A | NRSI: N/A · RCT: Yes | no |
| 10Funding of included studies reported | No | No | yes |
| 11Appropriate meta-analysis methodscritical | RCT: Yes · NRSI: N/A | NRSI: N/A · RCT: Yes | no |
| 12Impact of risk of bias on the pooled results | Yes | Yes | yes |
| 13Risk of bias accounted for in interpretationcritical | Yes | Yes | yes |
| 14Heterogeneity explained | Yes | Yes | yes |
| 15Publication bias investigatedcritical | Yes | Yes | yes |
| 16Conflicts of interest reported | Yes | Yes | yes |
| Overall | Low | Low | yes |