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
Oral health behaviour (1-9 scale) · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)
Clinical examination with 24-month recall showed no clear difference in oral health behaviour (1-9 scale) compared with clinical examination with 6-month recall; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Absence of recurrent caries success rate
1 finding from 1 review
Swelling (mean) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Surgical drain (tube or gauze) led to lower swelling (mean) compared with no drain; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects · 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
Presence of dry socket · 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 susceptibility · Ethnicity: Mixed (n=1) individuals with caries/high caries and controls
The pooled odds ratio was 0.95 (95% CI 0.40 to 2.25).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.95 [0.40, 2.25]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Reduction in contamination of aerosols (CFU) after ultrasonic scaling / AGP · People undergoing aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) in a dental setting
It is very uncertain whether combination system (Isolite) changes reduction in contamination of aerosols (CFU) after ultrasonic… compared with saliva ejector (low-volume evacuator) (very low certainty).
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
Percentage of closed pockets · Adults with chronic periodontitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries: dmfs increment (primary teeth) · Regular-attending primary-care dental patients aged 3, 16 or 18 years at entry (aged up to 20; low caries risk)
It is very uncertain whether clinical examination with 24-month recall changes dental caries: dmfs increment (primary teeth) compared with clinical examination with 12-month recall (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
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Absence of recurrent caries success rate
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · 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 susceptibility · Ethnicity: Caucasian (n=1) individuals with caries/high caries and controls
The pooled odds ratio was 1.00 (95% CI 0.42 to 2.39).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1.00 [0.42, 2.39]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Dental caries in permanent teeth · Children (permanent dentition) worldwide
In Europe, the pooled prevalence of permanent-teeth caries in children was 44.1% (95% CI 36.1 to 52.5); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Cost (healthcare-system perspective): total cost per patient (GBP) · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)
Clinical examination with 24-month recall showed no clear difference in cost (healthcare-system perspective): total cost per patient (GBP) compared with clinical examination with 6-month recall; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Wound infection · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Triangular flap showed no clear difference in wound infection compared with envelope flap (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque index (PI) / oral hygiene · Critically ill patients (adults and children) receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU
1 finding from 1 review
Development of >=1 new carious lesion (caries incidence) · Patients with drooling (sialorrhea) due to neurological disease
In one RCT, BoNT-B 2500 U was not associated with a statistically significant increase in new caries versus placebo (RR 2.4, 95% CI 0.48 to 11.80; not significant).
2 findings from 1 review