Question · asked by 1 review
Enzyme cleanser vs Placebo / sham solution: Denture plaque
- Population
- Institutionalised elderly wearing maxillary complete dentures (CD)
- Intervention
- Enzyme cleanser
- Comparison
- Placebo / sham solution
- Outcome
- Denture plaque
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Enzyme cleanser vs Placebo / sham solution Denture plaque (biofilm) score · Institutionalised elderly wearing maxillary complete dentures (CD) · 5 weeks; 3 months Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults (2009) · Cochrane All outcomes | Both interventions reduced biofilm scores after 2 weeks. However, plaque scores were significantly lower for 'E' after 5 weeks (P < 0.05) and 3 months (P < 0.01), as assessed by Chi2 test. It was not possible to… | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes | May 2009 | Not listed | Not assessed |
Related questions
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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.