Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether hawley removable retainer changes stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with clear plastic removable retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
Upper clear plastic retainer + lower fixed canine-to-canine retainer led to lower stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with positioner; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Survival of retainers (failure/how many failed) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Not measured
0 studies
No studies found
Locoregional recurrence · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer
1 finding from 1 review
Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Patients with carious pulp exposure in immature permanent teeth
The effect of MTA versus CH in immature teeth is very uncertain (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Survival of retainers (failure/how many failed) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether hawley removable retainer changes survival of retainers (failure, upper and lower arches) compared with clear plastic removable retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Patient satisfaction: comfort (VAS, upper and lower arches) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Total mortality · Adults with oropharyngeal cancer
Surgery showed no clear difference in total mortality compared with radiotherapy alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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 recurrence compared with therapeutic (delayed) neck dissection (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional recurrence · Adults with oral cavity cancer
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional recurrence · Adults with oropharyngeal cancer
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (upper arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
Upper fixed (bonded) retainer led to lower stability: Little's Irregularity Index (upper arch) compared with no retention; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Total mortality · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer
1 finding from 1 review
Total mortality: study reported survival significantly better with surgery and RT vs chemoradiotherapy, but no useable data; 32 participants (1 RCT, Iyer 2015 oral cavity subgroup).
1 study · 32 participants
Very low
Orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) during alignment stage · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing fixed orthodontic appliance treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) during space closure stage (en masse, mm/month) · 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 (OTM) during space closure stage… compared with conventional orthodontic appliance treatment (placebo or no adjunct) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Disease-free survival · Adults with oral cavity cancer (tongue or floor of mouth) and clinically negative neck nodes
1 finding from 1 review
Disease-free survival: Pandey 2018 reported 83% (superselective) vs 91% (selective) at median 36 months, not significant (P=0.69); unable to analyse (variable follow-up); 32 participants (1 RCT).
1 study · 32 participants
Very low
Patient-reported need for analgesics · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing fixed orthodontic appliance treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Improvement in occlusion (Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) or other validated scale) · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed or removable appliances
1 finding from 1 review
Woodhouse 2015 (81 participants, 22 dropouts): PAR reduction intervention median 28.0 (IQR 21.0-38.0), control median 29.0 (IQR 24.0-31.0), placebo median 27.0 (IQR 20.0-35.0); percentage improvement medians 88.9 /…
1 study · 59 participants
GRADE not reported
Patient-reported need for analgesics · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed or removable appliances
Light vibrational forces (LVF) showed no clear difference in patient-reported need for analgesics during first week of initial… compared with conventional orthodontic appliance treatment (placebo or no adjunct) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review