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Rofecoxib (oral, 50 mg on first day then 25 to 50 mg per day for 4 days) vs Tinidazole (1 g per day for 3 days): Total effective rate at 4 days

Rofecoxib (oral, 50 mg on first day then 25 to 50 mg per day for 4… showed no clear difference in total effective rate at 4 days compared with tinidazole (1 g per day for 3 days); GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Rofecoxib (oral, 50 mg on first day then 25 to 50 mg per day for 4 days) vs Tinidazole (1 g per day for 3 days)
Total effective rate at 4 days · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and… · 4 days
Rofecoxib (oral, 50 mg on first day then 25 to 50 mg per day for 4… showed no clear difference in total effective rate at 4 days compared with tinidazole (1 g per day for 3 days); GRADE not reported.
Systemic interventions for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers) (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 1.17 [0.95, 1.43]1 study · 60 participantsGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Systemic interventions for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers)
2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
2012-06list not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.

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.