Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · Adults undergoing orthodontic treatment
Brain wave music (BWM) showed no clear difference in patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or… compared with no special instructions (control); GRADE not reported.
3 findings from 1 review
MD -4.72 [-15.83, 6.39]
1 study · 24 participants
GRADE not reported
MD -26.65 [-39.06, -14.24]
1 study · 24 participants
Very low
MD -23.44 [-36.82, -10.06]
1 study · 24 participants
GRADE not reported
Change in QoL - anxiety (surrogate marker) · People with primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms
It is very uncertain whether physical barriers (tongue protector) changes change in QoL - anxiety (surrogate marker) compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Need for analgesic prescription for pain (supplemental analgesic requirements) · Children up to 13 years of age, undergoing cleft lip repair surgery
It is very uncertain whether perioperative infraorbital nerve block changes need for analgesic prescription for pain (supplemental analgesic… compared with intravenous analgesia (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Healing of osteonecrosis - improvement ('healed' or 'improved' vs 'unchanged' or 'worse') · People of any age and either sex, in any setting, with BRONJ; bisphosphonate exposure past or current; includes people with cancer and…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure · Children up to 13 years of age, undergoing cleft lip repair surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Ahuja 1994: no significant difference in heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure between groups. Takmaz 2009: no differences in respiratory rate and blood pressure, but children in the placebo group had…
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Daytime symptom: sleepiness (Brouillette questionnaire) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
It is very uncertain whether oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance changes daytime symptom: sleepiness (Brouillette questionnaire) compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change of the arch perimeter (plaster models) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Relief of burning/discomfort (symptom relief; pain intensity) · People with primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms
It is very uncertain whether cholinergics (bethanechol 15 mg/day) changes relief of burning/discomfort (symptom relief; pain intensity) compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Relief of burning/discomfort (symptom relief; pain intensity) · People with primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms
It is very uncertain whether psychological therapies (cognitive therapy) changes relief of burning/discomfort (symptom relief; pain intensity) compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative pain (VAS 0-100) - 1 day · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)
Plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) graft may leads to lower postoperative pain (VAS 0-100) - 1 day compared with no grafting (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Relief of burning/discomfort (symptom relief; pain intensity) · People with primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms
2 findings from 1 review
Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome 2016 · Cochrane All outcomesshort-term (up to 3 months) · capsaicin oral rinse
Capsaicin oral rinse (Marino 2010; Silvestre 2012) contributes to the topical treatments short-term symptom-relief comparison (insufficient/contradictory). Silvestre 2012 data not presented due to 23% first-phase…
1 study
GRADE not reported
Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome 2016 · Cochrane All outcomeslong-term (>3 to 6 months) · capsaicin oral rinse
MD -2.60 [-5.11, -0.09]
1 study · 18 participants
Very low
Decalcification · Patients with full arch fixed orthodontic appliances with bands attached to molars (patients with cleft lip/palate or other craniofacial…
1 finding from 1 review
Adhesives for fixed orthodontic bands 2016 · Cochrane All outcomesApproximately 12 months (to end of treatment)
No statistical analysis. Kvam 1983 (28 participants): 4 teeth affected by small decalcification spots (reversed by polishing and fluoride), all with the zinc phosphate cement. Galarraga 2003 (40 participants): 8…
2 studies · 68 participants
GRADE not reported
Healing - 1 year · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)
Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) with bovine bone mineral +… showed no clear difference in healing - 1 year compared with no GTR (no grafting) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Irritability · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
It is very uncertain whether oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance changes daytime symptom: irritability (Brouillette questionnaire) compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in taste · People with primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Signs and symptoms of respiratory disease · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Malignant transformation (oral cancer development) · People with a diagnosis of oral leukoplakia
It is very uncertain whether systemic beta carotene or carotenoids (incl. lycopene) changes oral cancer development compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of postoperative analgesia · Children up to 13 years of age, undergoing cleft lip repair surgery
It is very uncertain whether perioperative infraorbital nerve block changes duration of postoperative analgesia (in hours) compared with placebo (sham block) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · People undergoing orthodontic treatment (any age; 9 to 34 years in included studies)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Leaving the study early · People with serious mental illness (all included participants had schizophrenia); majority aged 18 to 65 years per NIMH 1987, or with…
Monitoring (any means of observation, supervision, keeping under… showed no clear difference in leaving the study early compared with no monitoring (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review