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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
106 questions in 20 reviews · cluster CL0210
current versionsNo studies 16 · 15.1%Ungraded 69 · 65.1%Very low 17 · 16%Low 3 · 2.8%Moderate 0 · 0%High 1 · 0.9%
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| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Cemented implant crown vs Screw-retained implant crown Alveolar bone level · Patients with single-tooth implants receiving implant crowns; split-mouth · 4 years Interventions for replacing missing teeth: partially absent dentition (2012) · Cochrane | Alveolar bone levels showed no significant differences between groups; insufficient information to estimate SDs (narrative) | 1 study · 12 participants | Ungraded |
Aesthetic (resin-veneered) crowns vs Conventional metal (stainless steel) crowns Occlusion at 6 months · Children aged 12 years or younger with tooth decay involving at least one tooth in the primary dentition, symptomatic… · 6 months Dental fillings for the treatment of caries in the primary dentition (2009) · Cochrane | Occlusion at 6 months: odds ratio not estimable - no events recorded at the 6-month evaluation. | 1 study · 22 participants | Ungraded |
Aesthetic (resin-veneered) crowns vs Conventional metal (stainless steel) crowns Proximal contact at 6 months · Children aged 12 years or younger with tooth decay involving at least one tooth in the primary dentition, symptomatic… · 6 months Dental fillings for the treatment of caries in the primary dentition (2009) · Cochrane | Proximal contact at 6 months: odds ratio not estimable - no events recorded at the 6-month evaluation. | 1 study · 22 participants | Ungraded |
Ledermix (corticosteroid/antibiotic pulp-capping cement) vs Calcium hydroxide Clinical success (survival free of symptoms) at 24 months · Adults with asymptomatic teeth with vital carious pulp exposures · 24 months Pulp management for caries in adults: maintaining pulp vitality (2007) · Cochrane | Shovelton 1971 (Analysis 1.1): 275 teeth followed for 2 years (235 at 6 months, 160 at 12 months, 85 analysed at 24 months). Success rates 50% to 80%. Ledermix and calcium hydroxide had the highest success rates,… | 1 study · 275 participants | Ungraded |
Ledermix (corticosteroid/antibiotic pulp-capping cement) vs Glycerrhetinic acid/antibiotic mixture Clinical success (survival free of symptoms) at 24 months · Adults with asymptomatic teeth with vital carious pulp exposures · 24 months Pulp management for caries in adults: maintaining pulp vitality (2007) · Cochrane | Shovelton 1971 (Analysis 1.1): 275 teeth followed for 2 years (235 at 6 months, 160 at 12 months, 85 analysed at 24 months). Success rates 50% to 80%. Ledermix and calcium hydroxide had the highest success rates,… | 1 study · 275 participants | Ungraded |
Ledermix (corticosteroid/antibiotic pulp-capping cement) vs Zinc oxide eugenol Clinical success (survival free of symptoms) at 24 months · Adults with asymptomatic teeth with vital carious pulp exposures · 24 months Pulp management for caries in adults: maintaining pulp vitality (2007) · Cochrane | Shovelton 1971 (Analysis 1.1): 275 teeth followed for 2 years (235 at 6 months, 160 at 12 months, 85 analysed at 24 months). Success rates 50% to 80%. Ledermix and calcium hydroxide had the highest success rates,… | 1 study · 275 participants | Ungraded |