Effect of the multiple sutures and suture-less wound closure on the wound healing after surgical extraction of the mandibular third molars: a systematic review and metaanalysis
Somya Pande, Uday Londhe, Kalyani Bhate, Unnati Mehta, Aditya Jape · 2026
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Skipping stitches after wisdom tooth surgery trends better but unproven, in a 2026 systematic review by Somya Pande and colleagues. Ten randomized trials compared suture-less closure against multiple-suture closure after lower third molar extraction for pain, swelling, and limited mouth opening.
Point estimates favored suture-less closure at 48 hours for pain (mean difference −0.46) and swelling (−0.56) and at 7 days for jaw opening (−0.38), yet none reached statistical significance. Variation between trials ran high. Narrative synthesis added context, but the honest summary is that convenience claims for suture-less closure still await a decisive trial.
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| CREATOR | Somya Pande, Uday Londhe, Kalyani Bhate, Unnati Mehta, Aditya Jape |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48053 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |