Third molar surgery – Lingual or buccal-based flaps?

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This review of postoperative discomfort, operative time, and wound healing in the short-term follow-up following surgical extraction of lower third molars with lingual- or buccal-based flaps included 7 RCTs. The quality of the included studies was limited and few differences were seen between the type of flaps.

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Oro-antral communications: evidence for treatment approaches insufficient

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Only one small study comparing compared pedicled buccal fat pad and buccal flap for the management of oro-antral communications and fistulae was found for this Cochrane review update of this clinical question.

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Oro-antral communications – insufficient evidence for treatment approaches

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This Cochrane review of interventions for hte management of or-antral communications only identified 1 small trial which provides insufficient evidence for management of oro-antral communications.

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