Certainty of evidence
| Pain symptom |
No. of analyses |
Risk of bias | Imprecision | Inconsistency (I2 range) | Indirectness | Publication bias | Judgment | Level of evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allodynia | 16 | High | Not serious imprecision | Not serious |
Not serious indirectness | Not present | Level of evidence was rated down one grade since there is possible risk of bias | Moderate |
| Hyperalgesia | 11 | High | Not serious imprecision | Not serious |
Not serious indirectness | Not present | Level of evidence was rated down one grade since there is possible risk of bias | Moderate |
aSince, some included studies had more than one experiment, the number of experiments exceeded the number of studies. bThere is no serious inconsistency since the sources of heterogeneity were identified (antibiotic administration and type of graft).