Question · asked by 1 review
Tooth bleaching (combined in-office and home bleaching) vs No bleaching (untreated control): Patient satisfaction (measured by patient satisfaction or aesthetic scales)
- Population
- Patients with post-orthodontic white spot lesions and permanent dentition
- Intervention
- Tooth bleaching (combined in-office and home bleaching)
- Comparison
- No bleaching (untreated control)
- Outcome
- Patient satisfaction (measured by patient satisfaction or aesthetic scales)
In the single RCT, all bleached patients were satisfied with the aesthetic outcome, though the trial was at high risk of bias (ungraded).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Tooth bleaching (combined in-office and home bleaching) vs No bleaching (untreated control) Patient satisfaction with aesthetic outcome · Orthodontic patients with post-orthodontic white spot lesions (permanent teeth) · 28 days, Orthodontic patients (Knösel 2007 RCT, Germany) In the single RCT, all bleached patients were satisfied with the aesthetic outcome, though the trial was at high risk of bias (ungraded). Is Bleaching Effective in Managing Post-orthodontic White-spot Lesions? A Systematic Review. (2020) All outcomes | All patients in the bleaching group were satisfied with the outcome; the patients were pleased with the aesthetic outcome of bleaching (Knösel 2007). | 1 study · 10 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Is Bleaching Effective in Managing Post-orthodontic White-spot Lesions? A Systematic Review. 2020 All outcomes | 2018-07-01 | 15 | Low / Critically Low |
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.