Oral Contraceptive Use and Alveolar Osteitis Following Third Molar Extraction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Alveolar osteitis (AO) is a common postoperative complication of third molar extractions that is thought to be associated with the intake of oral contraceptives (OCPs). This meta-analysis sought to evaluate the risk of AO associated with OCP use and sex independently and whether this risk was affected by the use of postoperative analgesics or antibiotics.

Methods

PubMed/Medline, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases were searched for articles pertaining to OCP use and the incidence of AO using MESH terms. The measured outcome was the development of AO following a third molar extraction. Additional variables such as sex, analgesic, and antibiotic use were documented and included in the analysis. The data were analyzed in R using the Mantel-Haenszel method.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Tang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9643054 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature