Consistency of diagnosis and postoperative complications · Alaska dental health aide therapists
No significant difference was reported between DHATs and dentists in diagnosis consistency or postoperative complications, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of treatment · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or less at the start of treatment) undergoing orthodontic treatment to distalise upper first…
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of treatment (to end of molar distalisation) reported by 3 studies (120 participants); not GRADE-rated and not in a SoF table. Bondemark 2005: intraoral appliance with superelastic coils 5.2 months (SD 1) vs…
3 studies · 120 participants
GRADE not reported
Requirement for additional (surgical) interventions · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement
1 finding from 1 review
Only Collins 2004 provided data: 6/122 participants had minor complications (three in each group); five required surgical removal of the locking plates and one post-operative malocclusion was managed with elastic…
1 study · 122 participants
GRADE not reported
Different etching materials (phosphoric acid, polyacrylic acid, maleic acid, etc.), acid concentrations or etching times vs An alternative etching material, concentration or etching time
Outcome not reported · Children and adults with fixed orthodontic brackets bonded to incisors, canines and premolars
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Intraoperative complications · Adults with mandibular fractures excluding condyles (following open reduction)
Intraoperative Rapid IMF showed no clear difference in intraoperative complications compared with eyelet wire ties; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 2.6 [1.0, 7.0]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · Alaska children below age 5 years
The PDHA program was projected to reduce mean DMFT in children below age 5 from 7.4 to 4.9, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Mean DMFT 7.4 to 4.9
1 study
GRADE not reported
Patient outcomes: mean number of filled teeth per 0- to 15-year-old · Children (0- to 15-year-olds) undergoing routine continuing dental care at 354 dental practices, in matched pairs of Health Service…
Capitation remuneration showed no clear difference in patient outcomes: mean number of filled teeth per 0- to 15-year-old compared with fee-for-service remuneration (low certainty).
4 findings from 1 review
MD -0.03
1 study · 2250 participants
Low
MD -0.28
1 study · 2250 participants
Low
MD -0.18
1 study · 2250 participants
Low
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Pre-radiotherapy dental extraction vs Post-radiotherapy dental extraction
Outcome not reported · Patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer planned to undergo any type of radiotherapy (external beam, intensity modulated,…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Prosthesis failure · Adults undergoing dental implant placement
Prophylactic systemic antibiotics (amoxicillin) showed no clear difference in prosthesis failure compared with no antibiotics or placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Signs or symptoms of pulpal disease · Patients with carious teeth, affecting any tooth surface(s), in unrestored primary and permanent teeth
Partial caries removal (single stage; residual dentinal caries… showed no clear difference in signs or symptoms of pulpal disease compared with complete caries removal (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Dry mouth (xerostomia) · Adults with dry mouth due to radiotherapy (head and neck cancer) or Sjogren's Syndrome
Acupuncture showed no clear difference in dry mouth (mouth dryness, different scales) compared with placebo (sham acupuncture) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Patients not using rescue medication at 6 hours · Patients with pain after surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth (third molars) requiring bone removal or with baseline moderate to severe…
Ibuprofen (single postoperative oral dose; 200 mg to 512 mg) leads to higher patients not using rescue medication at 6 hours compared with paracetamol (acetaminophen) (single postoperative oral dose; 600 mg… (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stainless steel crown preparation and placement deficiency · Alaska dental health aide therapists
No stainless steel crown preparation deficiencies were reported; placement deficiency was 3% for DHATs versus 9% for dentists, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Toluidine blue (visual staining) vs No screening
Outcome not reported · Planned population: general population or high-risk / opportunistic screening groups (no eligible study)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Implant failure · Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form dental implants
Immediate loading showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with conventional loading; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.50 [0.60, 3.77]
10 studies
GRADE not reported
Unstimulated whole saliva (UWS) · Adults with medication-related dry mouth
Powered toothbrush showed no clear difference in unstimulated whole saliva (UWS) compared with manual toothbrush; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD -0.07 [-0.74, 0.60]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Postoperative infection · Adults undergoing dental implant placement
Prophylactic systemic antibiotics (amoxicillin) showed no clear difference in postoperative infection compared with no antibiotics or placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Restoration of function (malocclusion) · Adults with fractures of the mandibular angle
Two miniplates (transbuccal approach) showed no clear difference in restoration of function (malocclusion) compared with one miniplate plus two screws (intraoral approach at external…; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.46 [0.05, 4.17]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Quality of dental record keeping by DHATs · Alaska Native dental patients (children aged 6-17 and adults) and their caregivers
Dental record keeping by DHATs was high quality and met Indian Health Service guidelines (certainty not graded).
1 finding from 1 review
Movement of upper incisor teeth (mm) · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or less at the start of treatment) undergoing orthodontic treatment to distalise upper first…
Intraoral distalising appliance may leads to higher movement of upper incisor teeth (mm) compared with headgear (extraoral appliance) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review