Rate of orthodontic tooth movement with removable orthodontic aligners · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed or removable appliances
Light vibrational forces (LVF) showed no clear difference in rate of orthodontic tooth movement with removable orthodontic aligners compared with conventional orthodontic appliance treatment (placebo or no adjunct); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of orthodontic tooth movement during space closure stage (maxillary canine distalisation), mm/day · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing fixed orthodontic appliance treatment
It is very uncertain whether light-emitting diode (LED) photobiomodulation changes rate of orthodontic tooth movement during space closure stage… compared with conventional orthodontic appliance treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) during alignment stage · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed or removable appliances
Light vibrational forces (LVF) showed no clear difference in orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) during alignment stage (reduction… compared with conventional orthodontic appliance treatment (placebo or no adjunct) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether fibre-reinforced composite fixed (bonded) retainer changes stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with multistrand / spiral wire fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether CAD/CAM nitinol fixed (bonded) retainer changes stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with conventional/analogue multistrand fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall treatment time wearing orthodontic appliances · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed or removable appliances
Light vibrational forces (LVF) showed no clear difference in duration of orthodontic treatment compared with conventional orthodontic appliance treatment (placebo or no adjunct) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence · Adults with oral cavity cancer (tongue or floor of mouth) and clinically negative neck nodes
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Total number of orthodontic appliance adjustment appointments during treatment · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed or removable appliances
Light vibrational forces (LVF) showed no clear difference in total number of orthodontic appliance adjustment appointments during… compared with conventional orthodontic appliance treatment (placebo or no adjunct) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether full-time wear of removable retainer (any type) changes stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with part-time wear of removable retainer (any type) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional recurrence · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer with nodal disease (stage N2 or N3)
PET-CT following chemoradiotherapy (neck dissection only if… showed no clear difference in locoregional recurrence compared with planned neck dissection before or after chemoradiotherapy (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional recurrence · Adults with oral cavity cancer (tongue or floor of mouth) and clinically negative neck nodes
Elective neck dissection (at time of primary tumour resection) probably leads to lower locoregional recurrence compared with therapeutic (delayed) neck dissection (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Total mortality · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence · Adults with oral cavity cancer
It is very uncertain whether elective radical (comprehensive) neck dissection changes recurrence compared with elective selective neck dissection (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer
1 finding from 1 review
Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether full-time clear plastic (removable) retainer changes stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with any type of fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality (overall survival) · Adults with oral cavity cancer (tongue or floor of mouth) and clinically negative neck nodes
Elective neck dissection (at time of primary tumour resection) probably leads to lower mortality (overall survival) compared with therapeutic (delayed) neck dissection (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Disease-free survival · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer
Sentinel node biopsy (neck dissection only if biopsy positive) showed no clear difference in disease-free survival (new disease, progression, and mortality) compared with elective neck dissection (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional recurrence · Adults with oral cavity cancer (tongue or floor of mouth) and clinically negative neck nodes
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional recurrence: data not presented usably and inconsistent; Pandey 2018 no difference (3/12 vs 3/20); Rastogi 2018 lower recurrence with superselective (Kaplan-Meier P<0.05); 72 participants (2 RCTs).
2 studies · 72 participants
Very low
Disease-free survival · Adults with oral cavity cancer (tongue or floor of mouth) and clinically negative neck nodes
Elective neck dissection (at time of primary tumour resection) probably leads to lower disease-free survival (new disease, progression, and mortality) compared with therapeutic (delayed) neck dissection (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional recurrence · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional recurrence: reported difference between groups not statistically significant (P=0.355), but no useable data; 32 participants (1 RCT, Iyer 2015).
1 study · 32 participants
Very low