Question · asked by 1 review

Oral irrigation plus toothbrushing vs Flossing plus toothbrushing: Side effects

Population
Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
Intervention
Oral irrigation plus toothbrushing
Comparison
Flossing plus toothbrushing
Outcome
Side effects

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Oral irrigation plus toothbrushing vs Flossing plus toothbrushing
Harms and adverse effects · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
Home use of interdental cleaning devices, in addition to toothbrushing, for preventing and controlling… (2019) · Cochrane All outcomes
Both studies reported that there were no adverse events in either study group.2 studiesGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Home use of interdental cleaning devices, in addition to toothbrushing, for preventing and controlling periodontal diseases and dental…
2019 · Cochrane All outcomes
2019-01-16Not listedNot assessed

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

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.