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Primary study · included by 1 review

The Role of Supraerupted and Distoverted Maxillary Third Molars in the Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorder: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Gururaj 2023 · Gururaj Narayanarao, Subramaniyan Ponniah, Hasinidevi Palraj, et al. · Cureus · 2023

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To do or not to do extraction in temporomandibular joint pain: a systematic review background and rationale.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Gururaj 2023 · Table 2; Fig. 3; References
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
TMJ pain or TMD symptoms (presence or persistence, coded so that values below 1 favor extraction)
Dental extraction (predominantly third molar extraction) vs Non-extraction, pre-extraction baseline or non-extraction controls · Variable (baseline only to 6 years follow-up)
RR/OR 0.49 [0.31, 0.66]6 studiesGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.