Secondary versus primary closure techniques for the prevention of postoperative complications following removal of impacted mandibular third molars: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Carrasco Labra, Alonso ^a,b   Brignardello Petersen, Romina ^a,c   Yanine, Nicolás ^a   Araya, Ignacio ^a   Guyatt, Gordon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MANDIBLE; META ANALYSIS; MOLAR TOOTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIMARY CLOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SECONDARY CLOSURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; SWELLING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TRISMUS; WOUND CLOSURE;

EDEMA; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MOLAR, THIRD; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED; TRISMUS; WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84863988497     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: 15315053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2012.03.017     Document Type: Review

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