What do systematic reviews say?

Adverse events · Adults treated for periodontitis and receiving supportive periodontal therapy (SPT)

Speed of onset of anaesthesia · Participants of any age and gender undergoing dental procedures, and volunteers who took part in simulated scenario studies in which…

Costs: direct cost of treatment · People of any age and either gender with post-extraction bleeding, regardless of type of teeth (anterior or posterior, mandibular or…

Outcome not reported · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth

Outcome not reported · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth

Attachment change · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)

Outcome not reported · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth

Patient preference · Edentulous adults receiving mandibular implant overdentures (opposing conventional complete maxillary dentures)

Adverse effects: allergy to local anaesthetic · Participants of any age and gender undergoing dental procedures, and volunteers who took part in simulated scenario studies in which…

Participant satisfaction · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)

Tooth loss · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)

Incidence of incisal trauma · Adolescents (age 12 to 16 years) receiving orthodontic treatment to correct prominent upper front teeth (Class II malocclusion)

Number of visits to complete treatment · Children (80% aged <= 16 years) with a Class II division 2 malocclusion (deep bite and retroclined upper front teeth)

Amount of postoperative blood loss (mL) · People on continuous VKA treatment undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions (eligibility included DOACs and all ages; all four…

Adverse effects · Adults (>=18 years) undergoing home-based bleaching (including tetracycline- and smoking-stained teeth, any baseline shade)

Costs · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)

Patient discomfort · Children (80% aged <= 16 years) with a Class II division 2 malocclusion (deep bite and retroclined upper front teeth)

Participant experience · Older adults with root caries in permanent (mature) teeth (mean age 75 years)

Periodontal/peri-implant status (secondary outcomes) · Adults (18 years or older) needing an implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis in the posterior region

Salivary flow rate · Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region