Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews · Oral Health

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)

Systemic sclerosis patients have significantly reduced mouth opening compared with controls (SMD -1.06); certainty ungraded.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral manifestations of patients with systemic sclerosis: a meta-analysis for case-controlled studies. 2021 All outcomes
Hospital/clinic-based case-control studies from Asia, America and Europe
SMD -1.061 [-1.546, -0.576]
4 studies
GRADE not reported