Specificity · Adults (aged 16 years or over) presenting to primary or secondary care with clinically evident suspicious or innocuous oral lesions
1 finding from 1 review
COE with blood/salivary (biomarker) analysis vs Conventional oral examination (COE) alone
Outcome not reported · Apparently healthy adults not reporting symptoms of OPMD or OSCC, attending an organised screening or surveillance programme, or screened…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Initiation of white spot lesions (WSL), visual-tactile assessment · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)
Sealant use reduced the incidence of new white spot lesions versus no sealant (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Endothelial function (endothelial microparticles) · Adults (any age/sex) with chronic periodontitis (>=5 teeth remaining; PPD >4 mm), with or without hypertension
Intensive periodontal treatment (subgingival SRP with or without… led to lower endothelial function (endothelial microparticles) compared with supra-gingival scaling; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Mean dmft
1 finding from 1 review
MEAN 0.8
1 study
GRADE not reported
Difference in specificity · Asymptomatic children or adults suspected of enamel caries (clinical studies); extracted teeth (in vitro studies)
Imaging and visual classification had similar specificity in the fully within-person analysis.
1 finding from 1 review
Changes in intensity of pain (VAS 0 to 10) tested through tactile stimuli · Patients aged above 12 years with self-reported tooth hypersensitivity confirmed on clinical evaluation
Diode laser, near infrared (700 nm to 850 nm) showed no clear difference in changes in intensity of pain (VAS 0 to 10) tested through tactile… compared with placebo (placebo laser or placebo agent) or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Need for additional augmentation prior to implant placement · Adults aged 18 years or older, in good general health (including well-controlled systemic disease), requiring extraction of one or more…
It is very uncertain whether ARP with alloplast changes need for additional augmentation prior to implant placement compared with ARP with xenograft (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Calculus prevalence · Children with beta-thalassemia major in Dubai
Calculus prevalence was 28.9% in children with beta-thalassemia major versus 7.9% in controls.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 28.9
1 study
GRADE not reported
Patient-reported outcomes (pain, discomfort and analgesic use) · Young people aged 9 to 14 years diagnosed with one or both palatally displaced permanent maxillary canines (PDC)
1 finding from 1 review
Self-reported VAS pain (Naoumova 2012): pain and discomfort from extraction of the primary canine were low both during and after the procedure and mostly absent at one week; 35% of boys and 50% of girls took one dose…
1 study · 44 participants
GRADE not reported
Periodontal disease (periodontitis) coincidence · Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and controls without IBD; mostly adults (one pediatric study), both sexes
Patients with IBD have about 2.5-fold higher odds of coexisting periodontal disease than healthy controls (pooled OR 2.49, 95% CI 1.97-3.15; 6 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Crossbite correction · Children and adults with a posterior crossbite, without a Class III skeletal relationship, cleft lip or palate (or both), or other…
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population in Ethiopia (all ages, age range 6-100 years)
Caries prevalence was highest in the Tigray region at 46.59% (95% CI 24.64 to 68.54); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Implant failure rate · Adults aged 18 years or older, in good general health (including well-controlled systemic disease), requiring extraction of one or more…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Outcome not reported
0 studies
No studies found
Tooth brushing less than once daily, males in 2016 · Nationally surveyed adolescents in the United Arab Emirates
Tooth brushing less than once daily was reported by 46.1% of males in 2016.
1 finding from 1 review
Diagnostic accuracy for occlusal caries detection at the caries detection level (D0 versus D1-D4) · Extracted human permanent posterior teeth (premolars and molars), occlusal (pit-and-fissure) surfaces
In in vitro, fibre-optic transillumination pooled sensitivity was 0.97 (95% CI -0.92 to 0.99) for occlusal caries at the caries detection level; ungraded.
4 findings from 1 review
Sensitivity 0.97 [-0.92, 0.99]
1 study
GRADE not reported
AUC 0.92
1 study
GRADE not reported
DOR 38.33 [10.15, 144.77]
1 study
GRADE not reported
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Need for additional augmentation prior to implant placement · Adults aged 18 years or older, in good general health (including well-controlled systemic disease), requiring extraction of one or more…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Outcome not reported
0 studies
No studies found
Molar expansion · Children and adults with a posterior crossbite, without a Class III skeletal relationship, cleft lip or palate (or both), or other…
Semi-rapid maxillary expansion showed no clear difference in molar expansion compared with rapid maxillary expansion; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Sensitivity · Adults (aged 16 years or over) presenting to primary or secondary care with clinically evident suspicious or innocuous oral lesions
1 finding from 1 review
Poor (inadequate) oral hygiene (prevalence) · Autistic children and young adults in Dubai
Poor oral hygiene prevalence was 59%.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 59
1 study
GRADE not reported