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CONSIDERATIONS FOR PROPHYLACTIC ORTHODONTIC GERMECTOMY TO PREVENT COMPLICATIONS FROM RETAINED THIRD MOLARS

Yunusov 2025 · YUNUSOV D.A., SULTANOV M.SH. · AVICENNA BULLETIN · 2025

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Lower Third Molar Germectomy: Timings, Indications, and Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Yunusov 2025 · Table 1; Figures 6-7
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Overall postoperative complications (composite)
Early removal (germectomy / immature extraction) vs Delayed extraction of fully developed third molars (older age) · Longest available follow-up
RR 0.30 [0.21, 0.44]3 studies · 2676 participantsGRADE not reported
Overall postoperative complications (composite)
Early mandibular third molar removal (germectomy, immature developmental stage) vs Delayed extraction at a more advanced root development stage or older age · Postoperative; follow-up varied by study
RR 0.29 [0.20, 0.42]3 studiesGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.