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- ART using high-viscosity glass ionomer cement (H-GIC), hand instruments vs Conventional treatment using H-GIC (rotary instruments) · Costs (direct and indirect)
  Atraumatic restorative treatment versus conventional restorative treatment for managing dental caries 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
  No studies reported on costs for this comparison.
  0 studies
  No studies found
Direct match · question page
- Planned, regular routine scale and polish (6-monthly; 12-monthly parallel) vs No scheduled scale and polish treatment · Costs (NHS perspective, GBP)
  Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
  6-monthly (12-monthly parallel)
  MD 0.52 [-18.10, 19.14]
  1 study · 554 participants
  Very low
Direct match · question page
- Rubber dam isolation and moisture control (alone or with saliva aspiration) vs Cotton rolls (with or without saliva aspiration) · Costs: direct cost of treatment
  Rubber dam isolation for restorative treatment in dental patients 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies
  No studies found
Direct match · question page
- Double primary (canine and first molar) tooth extraction vs Single primary (canine) tooth extraction · Costs / cost-effectiveness
  Interventions for promoting the eruption of palatally displaced permanent canine teeth, without the need for surgical… 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
  The studies did not report cost-effectiveness.
  0 studies
  No studies found
Direct match · question page
- Oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance vs Placebo or no treatment · Economic evaluation: costs
  Oral appliances and functional orthopaedic appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea in children 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
  The included study did not assess this outcome.
  0 studies
  No studies found

Visual screening (oral visual inspection) by trained health workers vs No screening

Costs · Apparently healthy adults aged 35 years or older (general population), living in 13 clusters in rural areas of Trivandrum city, Kerala,…

1 finding from 1 review

Screening programmes for the early detection and prevention of oral cancer 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
9 years (three cycles)
The costs associated with the screening programme were reported after three cycles (nine years) (Subramanian 2009) (Additional Table 8). The benefit produced by a screen was 269.31 life-years saved per 100,000 for all…
1 study
GRADE not reported

Any denture cleansing method (mechanical or chemical) vs Another therapy, placebo, or no treatment

Costs · Adults (over 18) wearing complete dentures (CD) or removable partial dentures (RPD)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
Noticeable absence of reports about costs of materials associated with denture cleansing methods; no included study assessed costs (Discussion; Implications for research).
0 studies
No studies found

Antioxidants (lycopene, curcumin, Oxitard) vs Placebo or no active treatment

Economic: direct costs · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for managing oral submucous fibrosis 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
The trials did not measure costs.
0 studies
No studies found

Maxillary sinus lift (augmentation) with long implants vs Short implants (5 to 8.5 mm) without sinus augmentation

Treatment costs · Patients with missing teeth and an atrophic posterior maxilla, with residual bone height between 4 and 9 mm below the maxillary sinus

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: augmentation procedures of the maxillary sinus 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
Treatment costs: no trials reported this outcome (extrapolated by the review authors). Additional costs were associated with the long-implant + augmentation group (extra surgery, biomaterial, barrier, hospitalisation…
0 studies
No studies found

Routine scale and polish provided by a dentist vs Routine scale and polish provided by a dental care professional (dental therapist or hygienist)

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

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found

Double primary (canine and first molar) tooth extraction vs Single primary (canine) tooth extraction

Costs and cost‐effectiveness · Young people aged 9 to 14 years diagnosed with one or both palatally displaced permanent maxillary canines (PDC)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for promoting the eruption of palatally displaced permanent canine teeth, without the need for surgical… 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
The studies did not report cost-effectiveness.
0 studies
No studies found

Extraction of the primary (baby) canine (single primary tooth extraction) vs No extraction (non-intervention control)

Costs and cost‐effectiveness · Young people aged 9 to 14 years diagnosed with one or both palatally displaced permanent maxillary canines (PDC)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for promoting the eruption of palatally displaced permanent canine teeth, without the need for surgical… 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
The study did not report cost-effectiveness.
0 studies
No studies found

Oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance vs placebo or no treatment

Economic evaluation (costs) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral appliances and functional orthopaedic appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea in children 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
The included study did not assess this outcome.
0 studies
No studies found

Rubber dam vs Isolite system

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

It is very uncertain whether rubber dam isolation changes costs: operation/chair time compared with isolite system (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Rubber dam isolation for restorative treatment in dental patients 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
Pit and fissure sealing (permanent molars)
MD 9.36 [8.42, 10.30]
1 study · 42 participants
Very low

High-viscosity glass-ionomer ART restorations vs Conventional treatment using H-GIC (rotary instruments)

Costs (direct and indirect) · People with dental caries in primary teeth (mainly children)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Atraumatic restorative treatment versus conventional restorative treatment for managing dental caries 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
No studies reported on costs for this comparison.
0 studies
No studies found

ART using resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RM-GIC) vs Conventional treatment using RM-GIC

Costs (direct and indirect) · Older adults with root caries in permanent (mature) teeth (mean age 75 years)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Atraumatic restorative treatment versus conventional restorative treatment for managing dental caries 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
No studies reported on costs for this comparison.
0 studies
No studies found

ART using composite resin vs Conventional treatment using composite resin

Costs (direct and indirect) · Children with carious primary teeth

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Atraumatic restorative treatment versus conventional restorative treatment for managing dental caries 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes
No studies reported on costs for this comparison.
0 studies
No studies found

Frankel's function regulator-4 (FR-4) with lip-seal training vs no treatment

Economic evaluation (costs) · Children and adolescents (over 80% aged 16 years or younger at treatment start) with anterior open bite (lack of vertical overlap or…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Orthodontic and orthopaedic treatment for anterior open bite in children 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
Outcome proposed in the review but not found in any included study. The review states: 'The other outcomes proposed in this review were not found: stability of anterior open bite correction; reduction of snoring; signs…
0 studies
No studies found

Routine scale and polish every 6 months vs Routine scale and polish every 12 months

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

It is very uncertain whether routine scale and polish every 6 months changes costs (NHS perspective, GBP) compared with routine scale and polish every 12 months (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -7.62 [-28.39, 13.15]
1 study · 556 participants
Very low

Routine scale and polish at a fixed interval vs No scheduled scale and polish treatment

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

It is very uncertain whether planned, regular routine scale and polish (6-monthly; 12-monthly… changes costs (NHS perspective, GBP) compared with no scheduled scale and polish treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
6-monthly (12-monthly parallel)
MD 0.52 [-18.10, 19.14]
1 study · 554 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 vs Isolite system

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

Any method, procedure or policy to reduce contaminated aerosols in dental clinics vs Any other method, no treatment or combination of methods

Cost of the intervention · Dental healthcare providers (dentist, dental surgery assistant, dental hygienist, dental technologist, dental laboratory staff, dental…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to reduce contaminated aerosols produced during dental procedures for preventing infectious diseases 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found

Resin composite restorations containing antibacterial agents vs Non-antibacterial containing composite restorations

Costs (direct costs of interventions) · Adults and adolescents in any age group with restorations in the permanent dentition and children with restorations in the primary dentition

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Antibacterial agents in composite restorations for the prevention of dental caries 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
No studies were included in this review, as we were unable to find any trials directly comparing antibacterial containing composites to other active interventions or controls.
0 studies
No studies found