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Rubber dam vs Isolite system: Participant acceptance/satisfaction
- Population
- Dental patients undergoing direct or indirect restorative treatment (no age or gender restriction)
- Intervention
- Rubber dam
- Comparison
- Isolite system
- Outcome
- Participant acceptance/satisfaction
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Rubber dam isolation vs Isolite system Participant acceptance/satisfaction · Dental patients undergoing restorative treatment (no age or gender restriction) · Pit and fissure sealing (permanent molars) Rubber dam isolation for restorative treatment in dental patients (2021) · Cochrane All outcomes | Rubber dam may be associated with significantly lower satisfaction than the Isolite system but evidence very uncertain, mainly worse comfort (31%, P=0.02) and less preference (26%, P=0.002) (Alhareky 2014). | 1 study · 42 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rubber dam isolation for restorative treatment in dental patients 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2021-01 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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