Primary study · included by 1 review

Germectomy or delayed removal of mandibular impacted third molars: the relationship between age and incidence of complications.

Chiapasco 1995 · Chiapasco M, Crescentini M, Romanoni G · Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · 1995

Included by

Lower Third Molar Germectomy: Timings, Indications, and Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Chiapasco 1995 · Table 1; Figures 6-7

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) injury 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 0.05 [0.01, 0.37]	2 studies	GRADE not reported
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 participants	GRADE 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 studies	GRADE not reported

1 including review in total.