BACKGROUND: Kinesio tape (KT) has been in extensive use for the rehabilitation of injuries related to sports, however, only a handful of studies have focused on the efficacy of KT following extraction of a third molar tooth. OBJECTIVE: The study aims to assess whether pain and edema following surgical extraction of the third molar can be reduced by KT. METHOD: This research was carried out following the principles of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Web of Science, Embase, PubMed, The Cochrane Library, CNKI, VIP, and WanFang Data databases were searched for trials published from their inception to eighth October 2021. They included published randomized controlled trials in Chinese or English languages. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale. Mean differences (MDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used for the analysis of continuous data. The heterogeneity was measured using the I2 statistics. Then, Revman 5.4 software was employed for performing the meta-analysis. RESULTS: Eight studies comprising 453 participants in total were included. In comparison to the no kinesio tape group, KT did not furnish improved results on mouth opening ([MD = 0.36, 95% CI (-0.67, 1.40), p= 0.49]), and swelling ([MD =-1.24, 95% CI (-3.43, 0.95), p= 0.79]). However, KT manifested a reduction in operation time ([MD =-1.00, 95% CI (-1.93, -0.07), P= 0.04]), edema ([MD =-0.53, 95% CI (-0.88, -0.19), P= 0.003]), and pain intensity ([MD =-1.29, 95% CI (-1.86, -0.73), P< 0.00001]), favouring the kinesio tape group. Overall, the size of the effect was found in the small to moderate range. CONCLUSION: Despite the fact that KT can reduce pain and has been shown to have positive effects in several studies, there is no convincing evidence that it can reduce the swelling after surgical extraction of the third molar.

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Kinesio 胶带对第三磨牙手术拔除后疼痛和水肿的影响：荟萃分析和系统评价

背景：肌动带 (KT) 已广泛用于运动相关损伤的康复，然而，只有少数研究关注拔除第三磨牙后 KT 的疗效。目的：本研究旨在评估 KT 是否可以减轻第三磨牙手术拔除后的疼痛和水肿。方法：这项研究是按照系统评价和元分析（PRISMA）指南的首选报告项目的原则进行的。检索了 Web of Science、Embase、PubMed、The Cochrane Library、CNKI、VIP 和 WanFang Data 数据库，以检索从成立到 2021 年 10 月 8 日发表的试验。其中包括以中文或英文发表的随机对照试验。使用物理治疗证据数据库量表评估纳入研究的方法学质量。具有 95% 置信区间 (CI) 的平均差 (MD) 用于分析连续数据。使用 I2 统计量测量异质性。然后，使用 Revman 5.4 软件进行荟萃分析。结果：共纳入 8 项研究，共 453 名参与者。与无运动胶带组相比，KT 在张口（[MD = 0.36, 95% CI (-0.67, 1.40), p= 0.49]）和肿胀（[MD =-1.24, 95 % CI (-3.43, 0.95), p = 0.79])。然而，KT 表现出手术时间减少（[MD =-1.00, 95% CI (-1.93, -0.07), P= 0.04]），水肿（[MD =-0.53, 95% CI (-0.88, -0.19 ), P= 0.003]), 和疼痛强度 ([MD =-1.29, 95% CI (-1.86, -0.73), P< 0.00001]), 偏爱kinesio磁带组。总体而言，发现效果的大小在中小范围内。结论：尽管 KT 可以减轻疼痛，并且在多项研究中已被证明具有积极作用，但没有令人信服的证据表明它可以减少第三磨牙手术拔除后的肿胀。