Patients' aesthetic perception (satisfaction with crown appearance) · Patients with compromised teeth to be extracted who require single dental implants in fresh postextraction sockets
Immediate-delayed implants (placed within 8 weeks after tooth… showed no clear difference in patients' aesthetic perception (satisfaction with crown appearance) compared with delayed implants (placed at least 2 months after extraction); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Participants' assessment of improvement of pain in left TMJ (VAS) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…
Oral clonazepam (benzodiazepine) showed no clear difference in participants' assessment of improvement of pain in left TMJ (VAS) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Pain on palpation of left masseter muscle (VAS) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…
Oral clonazepam (benzodiazepine) showed no clear difference in pain on palpation of left masseter muscle (VAS) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque (level reduction) · Individuals of any age with no reported disability that might affect toothbrushing (including people wearing orthodontic appliances)
1 finding from 1 review
Analysis 5.1 Plaque < 3 months (Turesky): 3 trials, 236 participants (Goyal 2005; Patters 2005; Zimmer 2005); significant heterogeneity (P < 0.1; I2 = 96%), so no statistical pooling was undertaken.
3 studies · 236 participants
GRADE not reported
Aesthetics assessed by dentist: position of the perimplant tissues · Patients with compromised teeth to be extracted who require single dental implants in fresh postextraction sockets
Immediate implants (placed just after tooth extraction) showed no clear difference in aesthetics assessed by dentist: position of the perimplant tissues compared with immediate-delayed implants (placed within 8 weeks after tooth…; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Two years after implant placement there were no implant failures, complications or drop-outs, nor statistically significant differences for the level of the perimplant marginal mucosa in relation to the implant collar…
1 study · 16 participants
GRADE not reported
Patient preference / acceptance of treatment · Children aged 10 to 16 years undergoing orthodontic extractions (Braithwaite 2005)
1 finding from 1 review
Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
1 finding from 1 review
Total mortality · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
Neutron radiotherapy showed no clear difference in total mortality compared with conventional photon radiotherapy; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
HR 1.10 [0.90, 1.34]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Time to heal mucositis (days) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) showed no clear difference in time to heal mucositis (days) compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Mechanical debridement plus topical minocycline showed no clear difference in change in probing pocket depth compared with mechanical debridement plus chlorhexidine gel; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Total mortality · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
Accelerated/split-course radiotherapy showed no clear difference in total mortality compared with conventional (standard) fractionation radiotherapy; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Total treatment time · Children aged 10 to 16 years undergoing orthodontic extractions (Braithwaite 2005)
1 finding from 1 review
No significant difference in total treatment time between inhalation sedation and hypnorelaxation; hypnorelaxation demanded little additional time to complete care. (Braithwaite 2005.)
1 study · 10 participants
GRADE not reported
Difference in post-operative anxiety between test and control groups · Children and adolescents (0 to 16 years) needing dental treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional control · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
1 finding from 1 review
Number of participants with severe dysfunction (pain of TMD not improved) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…
Oral piroxicam (NSAID) showed no clear difference in number of participants with severe dysfunction (pain of TMD not… compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Daily mean opiate intake per hour · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Morphine via patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) led to lower daily mean opiate intake per hour compared with morphine via continuous infusion (CI); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical: eradication of oral candidiasis · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
Clotrimazole 50 mg (partially absorbed) showed no clear difference in clinical: eradication of oral candidiasis compared with clotrimazole 10 mg (partially absorbed); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Aesthetics · Patients receiving immediate single implants in fresh extraction sockets (maxillary anterior/premolar sites)
Bio-Oss (anorganic bovine bone) led to lower poor aesthetics measured by dentist (after restoration) compared with bio-Oss + resorbable barrier; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
After placement of the final restorations the operator judged aesthetics to be poor in 2/10 patients of the Bio-Oss group and in 4/10 of the Bio-Oss plus barrier group; no statistically significant difference.
1 study · 20 participants
GRADE not reported
Hypnosis combined with a sedative agent vs Sedation alone (sedative agent only)
Outcome not reported · Children and adolescents up to 16 years of age undergoing dental treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Pain on daily activity (VAS) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…
Topical capsaicin (0.025% cream) showed no clear difference in pain on daily activity (VAS) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review