Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 66.7%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

MMP-20 expression · Human carious dentin

MMP-20 probably reduces in outer compared with inner carious dentin (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

MMP-20 expression · Human carious dentin from irradiated and non-irradiated subjects

No difference in MMP-20 expression was found between irradiated and non-irradiated carious dentin (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

MMP-20 expression · Human ex vivo carious dentin (head/neck radiotherapy)

MMP-20 shows no difference between irradiated and non-irradiated carious dentin; the evidence is very uncertain (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Presence of host and bacterial-derived collagenolytic proteases in carious dentin: a systematic review of ex vivo… 2023 All outcomes
Ex vivo (extracted teeth / clinical carious or biofilm samples)
There is no difference about the MMP-20 expression in irradiated vs. non-irradiated carious dentin, but the evidence is very uncertain (Gomes-Silva et al., 2017b).
1 study · 36 participants
Very low