Question · asked by 1 review
Occlusal splint vs Palatal splint: Preference (device preferred by participants)
- Population
- People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical, polysomnographic, or both
- Intervention
- Occlusal splint
- Comparison
- Palatal splint
- Outcome
- Preference (device preferred by participants)
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Occlusal splint vs Palatal splint Preference (device preferred by participants) · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis… Occlusal splints for treating sleep bruxism (tooth grinding) (2007) · Cochrane All outcomes | Occlusal splint versus palatal splint, preference (Dube 2004): all participants preferred the palatal splint rather than the occlusal splint; 71% felt the occlusal splint offered greater protection for their teeth. At… | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occlusal splints for treating sleep bruxism (tooth grinding) 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2007-05 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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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.