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ReviewDentistry journal2026

Lower Third Molar Germectomy: Timings, Indications, and Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Francesco Scilla, Giulia Malvicini, Stefano Parrini, Nicola Baldini, Gioele Gioco, Sergio Mazzoleni, Stefano Sivolella, Simone Grandini

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Review in Dentistry journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Francesco ScillaDepartment of Head, Neck and Sense Organs, School of Dentistry, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli"-IRCCS Rome, 00135 Rome, Italy.
Giulia MalviciniUnit of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Viale Mario Bracci 11, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5968-6471
Stefano ParriniOral Surgery Postgraduate School, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3062-2401
Nicola BaldiniOral Surgery Postgraduate School, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Gioele GiocoDepartment of Head, Neck and Sense Organs, School of Dentistry, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli"-IRCCS Rome, 00135 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8637-2029
Sergio MazzoleniDepartment of Neurosciences, School of Dentistry, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3781-2902
Stefano SivolellaDepartment of Neurosciences, School of Dentistry, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1916-1640
Simone GrandiniUnit of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Viale Mario Bracci 11, 53100 Siena, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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clinical indicationscomplicationsgermectomymeta-analysisoral surgeryoutcomessystematic review

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PMID42041668
PMCPMC13114371

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