Investigator‐ or physician‐rated global assessment of disease severity · People with erosive oral lichen planus
Ciclosporin rinse led to lower physician Global Assessment (severity of disease) compared with placebo (vehicle); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD -1.40 [-1.86, -0.94]
1 study · 8 participants
GRADE not reported
Stability of correction: vertical changes of B-point (1 week to 1 year) · Adults (16 years of age or older) with an Angle Class III malocclusion (prominent lower front teeth); people with syndromes, clefts or…
Intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy (IVRO) showed no clear difference in stability of correction: vertical changes of B-point (1 week to 1… compared with sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Partial response (>33% improvement) · People with erosive oral lichen planus
Fluocinonide in adhesive base showed no clear difference in partial response (>33% improvement) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · People with at least one dental implant affected by perimplantitis
Adjunctive local antibiotic (8.5% doxycycline hyclate, Atridox)… led to higher change in probing pocket depth (PPD) compared with manual debridement with chlorhexidine (no antibiotic); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Side effects · People with erosive oral lichen planus
1 finding from 1 review
Reported pain (mm on VAS) · Adults (>18 years) with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ OA) diagnosed by RDC/TMD or compatible criteria
Intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluronate led to lower reported pain (mm on VAS) compared with intra-articular injection of corticosteroids (betamethasone); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
One soft tissue correction/augmentation technique vs A different soft tissue correction/augmentation technique
Outcome not reported · Patients receiving dental implants
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Implant failure · People with dental implants
Crestal incision showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with vestibular incision; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Hydrocortisone (systemic corticosteroid) vs Placebo or no treatment
Outcome not reported · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Participant‐reported pain relief of 50% or greater · People with erosive oral lichen planus
Aloe vera gel led to higher pain (>=50% improvement in symptoms) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) - pain interference, change from baseline · Adults (>18 years) with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ OA) diagnosed by RDC/TMD or compatible criteria
Glucosamine sulfate (oral) showed no clear difference in brief Pain Inventory (BPI) - pain interference, change from baseline compared with ibuprofen (oral); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Decrease in number of ulcers · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
Levamisole (150 mg per day) showed no clear difference in decrease in number of ulcers compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 7.88 [0.51, 121.96]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Physiotherapy modalities (physiotherapy, short-wave diathermy, ultrasound)
Outcome not reported · Adults (>18 years) with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ OA) diagnosed by RDC/TMD or compatible criteria
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Morphological changes of the TMJs (assessed by CT) · Adults (>18 years) with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ OA) diagnosed by RDC/TMD or compatible criteria
1 finding from 1 review
Number of (minor aphthous) oral ulcers · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
Colchicine (0.5 mg per day for 3 months) showed no clear difference in number of aphthous ulcers at completion compared with prednisolone (5 mg per day for 3 months); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Pain (on movement and on palpation of the affected TMJ) · Adults (>18 years) with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ OA) diagnosed by RDC/TMD or compatible criteria
1 finding from 1 review
Data for pain on movement or pain on palpation of the affected TMJ (both at 1 week and 3 months) could not be extracted, as they are described as percentages of an unclear total number. Narratively, diclofenac sodium…
1 study
GRADE not reported
Pain reduction (participant-reported symptoms) · People with erosive oral lichen planus
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
Colchicine (0.5 mg per day for 3 months) showed no clear difference in recurrence during treatment period compared with prednisolone (5 mg per day for 3 months); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Partial response (partial or complete response) · People with erosive oral lichen planus
Topical clobetasol propionate 0.025% showed no clear difference in partial response (partial or complete response) compared with topical clobetasol propionate 0.05%; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Healing of ulceration · HIV‐infected adults (> 13 years of age, per CDC) with one or more painful intraoral aphthous ulcers
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review