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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.

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12 questions in 3 reviews · cluster CL0360

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No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 12 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

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QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Intervention NR
Composite: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 6: superficial discoloration · HDI: High
Clinical Decision-Making of Repair vs. Replacement of Defective Direct Dental Restorations: A Multinational… (2025)
RR 0.30 [0.19, 0.46]7 studiesUngraded
Intervention NR
Composite: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 6: superficial discoloration · HDI: Low
Clinical Decision-Making of Repair vs. Replacement of Defective Direct Dental Restorations: A Multinational… (2025)
RR 0.22 [0.08, 0.59]2 studiesUngraded
Intervention NR
Composite: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 6: superficial discoloration · Coverage: Not covering
Clinical Decision-Making of Repair vs. Replacement of Defective Direct Dental Restorations: A Multinational… (2025)
RR 0.29 [0.18, 0.45]NRUngraded
Intervention NR
Composite: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 6: superficial discoloration · Continent: Asia
Clinical Decision-Making of Repair vs. Replacement of Defective Direct Dental Restorations: A Multinational… (2025)
RR 0.30 [0.18, 0.50]11 studiesUngraded
Intervention NR
Composite: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 6: superficial discoloration · Continent: Africa
Clinical Decision-Making of Repair vs. Replacement of Defective Direct Dental Restorations: A Multinational… (2025)
RR 0.31 [0.18, 0.51]2 studiesUngraded
Intervention NR
Composite: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 6: superficial discoloration · Coverage: Covering cost of minimally invasive treatment
Clinical Decision-Making of Repair vs. Replacement of Defective Direct Dental Restorations: A Multinational… (2025)
RR 0.26 [0.16, 0.41]NRUngraded
Intervention NR
Composite: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 6: superficial discoloration · HDI: Medium
Clinical Decision-Making of Repair vs. Replacement of Defective Direct Dental Restorations: A Multinational… (2025)
RR 0.34 [0.24, 0.49]2 studiesUngraded
Intervention NR
Composite: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 6: superficial discoloration · HDI: Very high
Clinical Decision-Making of Repair vs. Replacement of Defective Direct Dental Restorations: A Multinational… (2025)
RR 0.26 [0.14, 0.49]10 studiesUngraded
Intervention NR
Composite: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 6: superficial discoloration · Continent: South America
Clinical Decision-Making of Repair vs. Replacement of Defective Direct Dental Restorations: A Multinational… (2025)
RR 0.44 [0.15, 1.29]2 studiesUngraded
Intervention NR
Composite: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 6: superficial discoloration · Continent: Europe
Clinical Decision-Making of Repair vs. Replacement of Defective Direct Dental Restorations: A Multinational… (2025)
RR 0.20 [0.14, 0.29]6 studiesUngraded
Intervention NR
Adverse events
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Role of Sugar-Free Chewing Gum on Plaque Quantity in the Oral… (2022)
No adverse events reported8 studiesUngraded
Intervention NR
Calcific metamorphosis (adverse event) · MTA vs CH (El-Meligy 2006)
Materials for pulpotomy in immature permanent teeth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2019)
no estimate extracted1 studyUngraded