Probing pocket depth (PPD/PD) · Adults treated for periodontitis and receiving supportive periodontal therapy (SPT)
Mechanical debridement plus local antimicrobial (minocycline… showed no clear difference in pocket depth (mm) compared with mechanical debridement alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Laterally positioned flap (LPF) vs Any other root coverage procedure
Outcome not reported · Adult patients with single (localised) recession-type defects (Miller Class I/II, at least 3 mm)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of anaesthesia · Participants of any age and gender undergoing dental procedures, and volunteers who took part in simulated scenario studies in which…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
SoF: Not measured.
0 studies
No studies found
Tooth-supported removable partial denture: same impression material, different final-impression technique vs The same material with an alternative final-impression technique
Outcome not reported · Partially edentulous people requiring a removable partial denture
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Electrosurgery showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with formocresol (FC); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Behaviour · Children and adolescents (0 to 16 years) needing dental treatment
1 finding from 1 review
Tooth whitening - assessed by the dentist · Adults (>=18 years) undergoing home-based bleaching (including tetracycline- and smoking-stained teeth, any baseline shade)
19% SPC paint-on gel led to lower tooth whitening - assessed by the dentist compared with 8.7% HP paint-on gel; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Behaviour · Children and adolescents (0 to 16 years) needing dental treatment
1 finding from 1 review
Success of local anaesthesia (clinical; orphan data) · Participants of any age and gender undergoing dental procedures, and volunteers who took part in simulated scenario studies in which…
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)
Routine scale and polish every 6 months showed no clear difference in plaque compared with routine scale and polish every 12 months (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Aesthetic condition change related to patient's opinion · Adult patients with single (localised) recession-type defects (Miller Class I/II, at least 3 mm)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Ferric sulphate (FS) + mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) vs Ferric sulphate (FS)
Outcome not reported · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Assessed pain, soft tissue, mobility, adjacent tissue inflammation, radiolucency, root resorption, pulp canal obliteration (Doyle 2010); no clinical/radiological failure outcome; no significant differences
1 study · 135 participants
GRADE not reported
Tooth whitening - assessed by the dentist · Adults (>=18 years) undergoing home-based bleaching (including tetracycline- and smoking-stained teeth, any baseline shade)
It is very uncertain whether 7.5% SHMP chewing gum changes tooth whitening - assessed by the dentist compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Attachment change · Adult patients with single (localised) recession-type defects (Miller Class I/II, at least 3 mm)
GTR rm associated with bone substitutes + CAF showed no clear difference in clinical attachment level change compared with SCTG + CAF; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD -0.52 [-1.34, 0.30]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Prosthodontic maintenance (general categorization) · Edentulous adults receiving mandibular implant overdentures (opposing conventional complete maxillary dentures)
1 finding from 1 review
Successful (complete) closure of oro-antral communication · People of any age with oro-antral communications, fistulae, or both caused by dental procedures
It is very uncertain whether pedicled buccal fat pad flap (PBFPF) changes successful (complete) closure of oro-antral communication compared with buccal flap (BF) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Final overjet · Adolescents (age 12 to 16 years) receiving orthodontic treatment to correct prominent upper front teeth (Class II malocclusion)
Removable functional appliance may leads to higher final overjet compared with fixed functional appliance (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Time to complete healing · People of any age with oro-antral communications, fistulae, or both caused by dental procedures
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Duration of anaesthesia (soft tissue, simulated) · Participants of any age and gender undergoing dental procedures, and volunteers who took part in simulated scenario studies in which…
It is very uncertain whether 0.5% bupivacaine, 1:200,000 epinephrine changes duration of anaesthesia (soft tissue, simulated) compared with 2% lidocaine, 1:100,000 epinephrine (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review