Clinical attachment level (CAL) · Adults with aggressive periodontitis
Clindamycin + SRP led to lower clinical attachment level (CAL) compared with SRP; GRADE not reported.
3 findings from 1 review
MD -1.30 [-2.14, -0.46]
1 study · 21 participants
GRADE not reported
MD 0.40 [-0.35, 1.15]
1 study · 21 participants
GRADE not reported
MD -1.70 [-2.40, -1.00]
1 study · 21 participants
Very low
One type of dental check-up (e.g. examination plus scale and polish) vs A different type of dental check-up (e.g. examination only) at the same fixed recall interval
Outcome not reported · Children and adults receiving dental check-ups in primary care, irrespective of oral disease risk
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical attachment level (CAL) · Adults with aggressive periodontitis
Doxycycline + SRP showed no clear difference in clinical attachment level (CAL) compared with amoxicillin + metronidazole + SRP; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Postoperative pain (mean) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Piezoelectric bone removal led to lower postoperative pain (mean) compared with conventional rotary handpiece; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical attachment level (CAL) · Adults with periodontitis (chronic and aggressive)
Clarithromycin + SRP led to lower clinical attachment level (CAL) compared with SRP; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Self- or observational assessment of intraoperative distress/pain/acceptance of treatment during provision of LA: anxiety/pain experience (VAS, higher scores indicate worsened anxiety) · Children and adolescents having dental treatment under local anaesthetic without general anaesthesia
Video modelling acclimatisation for LA may leads to lower self- or observational assessment of intraoperative… compared with oral hygiene video (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pain / clinical response (not analysable) · People with symptomatic, biopsy-confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently receiving other OLP treatment
1 finding from 1 review
Caries affecting the (distal) adjacent second molar · Adults (416 healthy male volunteers aged 24 to 84 years) with asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom teeth
It is very uncertain whether absence (previous removal or agenesis) of asymptomatic disease-free… changes caries affecting the (distal) adjacent second molar compared with presence (retention) of asymptomatic disease-free impacted wisdom… (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Acceptance of LA · Children and adolescents having dental treatment under local anaesthetic without general anaesthesia
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health behaviour (1-9 scale) · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)
Clinical examination with risk-based recall showed no clear difference in oral health behaviour (1-9 scale) compared with clinical examination with 24-month recall; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Percentage of closed pockets · Adults with aggressive periodontitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical score · People with symptomatic, biopsy-confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently receiving other OLP treatment
It is very uncertain whether systemic (oral) betamethasone changes clinical score compared with topical triamcinolone acetonide paste (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of VAP · Critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical attachment level (CAL) · Adults with periodontitis (chronic and aggressive)
Metronidazole + SRP showed no clear difference in clinical attachment level (CAL) compared with amoxicillin + metronidazole + SRP; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · Critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU
1 finding from 1 review
Potassium permanganate versus placebo (Meidani 2018, 100 participants): no evidence of a difference in mortality; single study.
1 study · 100 participants
GRADE not reported
Self- or observational assessment of intraoperative distress/pain/acceptance of treatment during provision of LA (SEM scale, distress) · Children and adolescents having dental treatment under local anaesthetic without general anaesthesia
1 finding from 1 review
No numeric data reported. Study authors reported lower distress values (SEM scale) for all categories in the combined counter-stimulation and distraction group; this difference was significant when compared to the…
1 study · 78 participants
Very low
Wound infection · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
It is very uncertain whether high-volume irrigation (~175 mL) changes wound infection compared with low-volume irrigation (~25 mL) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Probing pocket depth · Adults with aggressive periodontitis
Doxycycline + SRP showed no clear difference in probing pocket depth compared with amoxicillin + metronidazole + SRP; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Clinical attachment level (CAL) · Adults with chronic periodontitis
Cefixime + SRP showed no clear difference in clinical attachment level (CAL) compared with SRP; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient satisfaction with actual care received (1-7 scale) · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)
Clinical examination with risk-based recall showed no clear difference in patient satisfaction with actual care received (1-7 scale) compared with clinical examination with 6-month recall; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review