Periodontal disease: gingival bleeding (percentage of sites) · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)
Clinical examination with risk-based recall showed no clear difference in periodontal disease: gingival bleeding (percentage of sites) compared with clinical examination with 6-month recall (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Marginal integrity success rate
1 finding from 1 review
Acceptance of LA · Children and adolescents having dental treatment under local anaesthetic without general anaesthesia
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries in permanent teeth · Children (permanent dentition) worldwide
In Africa, the pooled prevalence of permanent-teeth caries in children was 58.9% (95% CI 29.4 to 83.1); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of mechanical ventilation · Critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU
Triclosan rinse led to lower duration of mechanical ventilation compared with saline rinse; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Completion of dental treatment · Children and adolescents having dental treatment under local anaesthetic without general anaesthesia
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) for detection of early enamel caries (D1 threshold) · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted teeth of children or…
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
rs1126478 showed no significant association with dental caries under a co-dominant model (OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.72 to 1.32; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Successful LA/painless treatment · Children and adolescents having dental treatment under local anaesthetic without general anaesthesia
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Marginal integrity success rate
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucosa inflammation · adults
The review reported mixed findings for oral mucosa inflammation in reflux patients and did not formally demonstrate causation.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
5 studies
GRADE not reported
Adverse events · Adults with chronic periodontitis
It is very uncertain whether amoxicillin + clavulanate + SRP changes adverse events compared with SRP (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical resolution · People with symptomatic, biopsy-confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently receiving other OLP treatment
Intralesional betamethasone may leads to higher clinical resolution compared with intralesional triamcinolone acetonide (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical attachment level (CAL) · Adults with aggressive periodontitis
Clindamycin + SRP showed no clear difference in clinical attachment level (CAL) compared with metronidazole + SRP; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Prevalence of GERD/reflux (esophagitis or positive pH testing) · Adults with dental erosion
Among patients with dental erosion, 64% to 75% had GERD or reflux findings across four studies; evidence is ungraded and not pooled.
1 finding from 1 review
Permanent altered tongue, chin, or lip sensation · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Postoperative pain · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Dental caries · adults
The review reported higher caries scores in reflux patients than healthy individuals but did not formally demonstrate causation.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Probing pocket depth · Adults with aggressive periodontitis
It is very uncertain whether clindamycin + SRP changes probing pocket depth compared with doxycycline + SRP (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Caregivers' preferences for oral hygiene care · Critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review