This review of coronectomy reoperation rates. included 15 studies with 14 being at high or medium risk of bias. The finding suggest a reoperation rate of 5.1%.
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Fixed orthodontic appliances: What is the most effective debonding technique?
This review of different methods for reducing pain and discomfort during removal of fixed orthodontic appliances included 6 RCTs providing weak evidence for pre-debonding analgesia and other approaches.
[read the full story...]Palatal canines: open or closed surgical approaches?
Two surgical approaches ( open and closed) for palatally displaced canines were compared in this multi-centre RCT. No differences in operating time was seen between the two approaches but those in the open group had more pain.
[read the full story...]Vibrational devices: Do they accelerate orthodontic tooth movement?
Only 5 small low quality RCTs were identified for this review of the ability of vibrational devices to increase the rate of orthodontic tooth movement. More well conducted RCTs are needed.
[read the full story...]Articaine or Lidocaine for third molar removal?
This review of anaesthetic efficiency of articaine for lower third molar extraction included 9 RCTs ( 493 patients -770 lower molars). The findings suggest that 4% articaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine possesses superior anaesthetic efficiency relative to lidocaine.
[read the full story...]Antibiotics and toothache
Only 2 RCTs are included in this Cochrane review update of the effects of systemic antibiotics on adults with symptomatic apical periodontitis or acute apical abscess providing insufficient evidence of effectiveness.
[read the full story...]Third molar surgery: Steroids had a beneficial effect on pain, swelling and trismus
This review of effectiveness of corticosteroids in the post-operative control of pain, swelling and trismus after third molar surgery included 17 RCTs suggesting that corticosteroid use had beneficial effects on pain swelling and trismus.
[read the full story...]Vital pulp treatments in mature molars
4 different vital pulp treatments for deep caries management of mature permanent molars were tested in this stud .The findings suggest that these techniques could be used but other approaches are available.
[read the full story...]Fixed orthodontic appliances- which type of archwire first?
This Cochrane review of the effects of initial arch wires for the alignment of teeth with fixed orthodontic appliances includes 12 RCTs and updates a previous review. The review finds moderate quality evidence shows that archwires of coaxial superelastic nickel-titanium (NiTi) can produce greater tooth movement over 12 weeks than arch wires made of single-strand superelastic NiTi.
[read the full story...]Dentine hypersensitivity: Effectiveness of desensitising toothpastes
This review evaluating the effectiveness of desensitising toothpastes included 53 RCTs. Most agents with the exception of those containing strontium or amorphous calcium phosphate were effective in relieving dentine hypersensitivity compared with negative controls.
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