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1,228 questions · 1,245 findings · 383 reviews

No studies found 403 · 32.4%GRADE not reported 128 · 10.3%Very low 385 · 30.9%Low 232 · 18.6%Moderate 81 · 6.5%High 16 · 1.3%

Two lag screws vs One lag screw (with arch bars and IMF)

Post-operative adverse events and complications · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement
1 finding from 1 review
  • Three participants in the two-lag-screws group experienced complications: malocclusion (one) and mental-nerve paraesthesia (two, resolved after 3 months). There were no post-operative complications in the one-lag-screw…
    1 study
    GRADE not reported

3-dimensional (3D) miniplates vs Standard (Champy) plates

Post-operative adverse events and complications · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement
1 finding from 1 review
  • Jain 2010 (3D group): segmental mobility (two), proximity to mental nerve or roots (two), radiologically unsatisfactory reduction (one) and unsatisfactory fixation (four) vs one (standard); only fixation differed…
    2 studies
    GRADE not reported

Immediate mobilization vs 2 weeks delayed mobilization (IMF)

Post-operative adverse events and complications · Adults with mandibular fractures excluding condyles (fixed with 2 mm titanium miniplates)
1 finding from 1 review
  • One wound separation and one infection in the immediate-mobilization group. Inferior alveolar nerve status (scale 1 to 3) showed no significant difference at 6 weeks (P=0.76), 3 months (P=0.87) or 6 months (P=0.99).…
    1 study
    GRADE not reported

Oral diazepam vs placebo

Adverse events (reported; mild, no withdrawals) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…
1 finding from 1 review

Oral diclofenac sodium (NSAID) vs placebo

Adverse events (reported; mild, no withdrawals) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…
1 finding from 1 review

Oral cyclobenzaprine (muscle relaxant) vs placebo

Adverse events (reported; mild, no withdrawals) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…
1 finding from 1 review

Naproxen vs placebo

Adverse events (reported; mild, no withdrawals) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…
1 finding from 1 review

Oral celecoxib (COX-2 inhibitor) vs placebo

Adverse events (reported; mild, no withdrawals) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…
1 finding from 1 review

Piroxicam vs placebo

Adverse events (reported; mild, no withdrawals) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…
1 finding from 1 review

Oral prazepam (benzodiazepine) vs placebo

Adverse events (reported; mild, no withdrawals) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…
1 finding from 1 review

Methylphenidate vs placebo or no intervention

Adverse events considered non‐serious (penicillin versus doxycycline) · Children and adolescents with ADHD

It is very uncertain whether methylphenidate changes proportion of participants with one or more adverse events… compared with placebo or no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Thrombo‐aspiration alone vs stent‐retrieval thrombectomy alone

Procedure‐related adverse events within 3 months · people with acute ischemic stroke

Thrombo‐aspiration alone showed no clear difference in procedure‐related adverse events within 3 months compared with stent‐retrieval thrombectomy alone (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Fractional laser vs radiofrequency

Participant‐assessed adverse events (short‐term) · people with acne scars

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise vs no intervention

Withdrawals due to adverse events · adults with ankylosing spondylitis

Exercise programmes showed no clear difference in withdrawals because of adverse events Exercise programme duration:… compared with no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Suprapubic catheterisation vs intermittent self‐catheterisation

Adverse events (acute complication after surgery)

It is very uncertain whether suprapubic catheterisation changes adverse events (acute complication after surgery) compared with intermittent self‐catheterisation (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review