Primary study · included by 1 review

Comparative study of effect of single and multiple suture techniques on inflammatory complications after third molar surgery.

Osunde 2011 · Osunde Otasowie Daniel, Saheeb Birch D, Adebola Rafel A · Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · 2011

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Effect of the multiple sutures and suture-less wound closure on the wound healing after surgical extraction of the mandibular third molars: a systematic review and metaanalysis.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Osunde 2011 · Tables 2 and 3; References; Figures 2, 4, 6

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Pain Suture-less wound closure vs Multiple-suture wound closure · 48 hours	SMD -0.46 [-1.38, 0.46]	4 studies · 264 participants	Low
Facial swelling Suture-less wound closure vs Multiple-suture wound closure · 48 hours	SMD -0.56 [-1.35, 0.22]	3 studies · 190 participants	Low
Trismus Suture-less wound closure vs Multiple-suture wound closure · 7 days	SMD -0.38 [-0.83, 0.06]	4 studies · 252 participants	Low

1 including review in total.