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6 questions · 9 findings · 1 reviews · Dental caries

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No studies found 2 · 22.2%GRADE not reported 1 · 11.1%Very low 5 · 55.6%Low 1 · 11.1%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Rubber dam isolation and moisture control (alone or with saliva aspiration) vs Cotton rolls (with or without saliva aspiration)

Restoration survival · Dental patients undergoing direct or indirect restorative treatment (no age or gender restriction)

Rubber dam isolation and moisture control (alone or with saliva… may leads to higher survival rate of restorations (6 months) compared with cotton rolls (with or without saliva aspiration) (low certainty).

4 findings from 1 review

Rubber dam isolation for restorative treatment in dental patients 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
6 months · Non-carious cervical lesions (composite restoration)
OR 2.29 [1.05, 4.99]
2 studies · 192 participants
Low
Rubber dam isolation for restorative treatment in dental patients 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
18 months · Non-carious cervical lesions (composite restoration)
OR 1.00 [0.45, 2.25]
1 study · 30 participants
Very low
Rubber dam isolation for restorative treatment in dental patients 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
24 months · Primary molars (proximal atraumatic restorative treatment)
HR 0.80 [0.66, 0.97]
1 study · 559 participants
Very low

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Rubber dam isolation for restorative treatment in dental patients 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
12 months · Non-carious cervical lesions (composite restoration)
OR 1.38 [0.45, 4.28]
1 study · 30 participants
Very low

Rubber dam isolation and moisture control (alone or with saliva aspiration) vs Cotton rolls (with or without saliva aspiration)

Costs: direct cost of treatment · Dental patients undergoing direct or indirect restorative treatment (no age or gender restriction)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Rubber dam isolation for restorative treatment in dental patients 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found

Rubber dam isolation and moisture control (alone or with saliva aspiration) vs Cotton rolls (with or without saliva aspiration)

Costs: treatment/operation time · Dental patients undergoing direct or indirect restorative treatment (no age or gender restriction)

It is very uncertain whether rubber dam isolation and moisture control (alone or with saliva… changes costs: treatment/operation time compared with cotton rolls (with or without saliva aspiration) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Rubber dam isolation for restorative treatment in dental patients 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
NCCL composite (Loguercio); fissure sealing (Ammann, narrative)
MD -0.40 [-2.26, 1.46]
1 study · 30 participants
Very low

Rubber dam isolation and moisture control (alone or with saliva aspiration) vs Cotton rolls (with or without saliva aspiration)

Adverse events · Dental patients undergoing direct or indirect restorative treatment (no age or gender restriction)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Rubber dam isolation for restorative treatment in dental patients 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
treatment phase
Adverse events | Outcome not reported
0 studies
No studies found

Rubber dam isolation and moisture control (alone or with saliva aspiration) vs Cotton rolls (with or without saliva aspiration)

Clinical evaluation of restoration's quality · Dental patients undergoing direct or indirect restorative treatment (no age or gender restriction)

1 finding from 1 review

Rubber dam isolation for restorative treatment in dental patients 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
6, 12, 18 months · Non-carious cervical lesions (composite restoration)
Loguercio 2015: no significant differences (P>0.05) in marginal staining and marginal adaptation of NCCL restorations between rubber dam and cotton rolls/retraction cords at 6, 12 and 18 months.
1 study · 30 participants
GRADE not reported

Rubber dam isolation and moisture control (alone or with saliva aspiration) vs Cotton rolls (with or without saliva aspiration)

Participant acceptance/satisfaction · Dental patients undergoing direct or indirect restorative treatment (no age or gender restriction)

1 finding from 1 review

Rubber dam isolation for restorative treatment in dental patients 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
Non-carious cervical lesions (composite restoration)
Evidence did not support higher acceptance/preference for rubber dam than cotton rolls (P = 0.85 from binomial test on 28 participants; very low-certainty evidence) (Loguercio 2015).
1 study · 28 participants
Very low