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20 questions · 20 findings · 7 reviews · Oral Health

No studies found 9 · 45%GRADE not reported 2 · 10%Very low 3 · 15%Low 1 · 5%Moderate 0 · 0%High 5 · 25%

Clinical examination with 24-month recall vs Clinical examination with 12-month recall

Oral health-related quality of life · Regular-attending primary-care dental patients aged 3, 16 or 18 years at entry (aged up to 20; low caries risk)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

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

Oral health-related quality of life · 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

Autologous platelet concentrates (APC) + guided tissue regeneration (GTR) vs GTR (guided tissue regeneration) alone

Oral health-related quality of life · Patients affected by infrabony defects requiring surgical treatment, regardless of their age or gender

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Autologous platelet concentrates (APC) + enamel matrix derivative (EMD) vs EMD (enamel matrix derivative) alone

Oral health-related quality of life · Patients affected by infrabony defects requiring surgical treatment, regardless of their age or gender

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Autologous platelet concentrates (APC) + open flap debridement (OFD) + bone graft (BG) vs OFD + BG (open flap debridement + bone graft)

Oral health-related quality of life · Patients affected by infrabony defects requiring surgical treatment, regardless of their age or gender

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Autologous platelet concentrates (APC) + open flap debridement (OFD) vs Open flap debridement (access flap surgery)

Oral health-related quality of life · Patients affected by infrabony defects requiring surgical treatment, regardless of their age or gender

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Educational intervention with information and practical components (theoretical oral health education plus practical skills training) for nursing staff and/or residents vs (Optimised) usual care

Oral health-related quality of life · Nursing home residents (mean age 78.3 to 86.0 years; more than 66% women; 62.1% to 87.3% with dental prostheses)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Light vibrational forces (LVF) vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment

Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed or removable appliances
1 finding from 1 review

Clinical examination with 24-month recall vs Clinical examination with 6-month recall

Oral health-related quality of life · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)

Clinical examination with 24-month recall showed no clear difference in oral-health-related quality of life (OHIP-14) compared with clinical examination with 6-month recall (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Clinical examination with risk-based recall vs Clinical examination with 24-month recall

Oral health-related quality of life · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)

Clinical examination with risk-based recall showed no clear difference in oral-health-related quality of life (OHIP-14) compared with clinical examination with 24-month recall (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Clinical examination with risk-based recall vs Clinical examination with 6-month recall

Oral health-related quality of life · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)

Clinical examination with risk-based recall showed no clear difference in oral-health-related quality of life (OHIP-14) compared with clinical examination with 6-month recall (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Oral health-related quality of life · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)

Routine scale and polish every 6 months showed no clear difference in oral health-related quality of life (OHIP-14) compared with routine scale and polish every 12 months (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Oral health-related quality of life · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)

Planned, regular routine scale and polish (6-monthly; 12-monthly… showed no clear difference in oral health-related quality of life (OHIP-14) compared with no scheduled scale and polish treatment (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Biofunctional Prosthetic System (BPS): closed-mouth two stage-two step final impression with addition silicone elastomer vs Conventional complete denture technique (CCD): open-mouth two stage-two step conventional technique using elastomer

Oral health-related quality of life · Completely edentulous people
1 finding from 1 review

Single-stage alginate impression (simplified method) vs Two stage-two step zinc-oxide eugenol (ZoE) traditional method

Oral health-related quality of life · Completely edentulous people

It is very uncertain whether single-stage alginate impression (simplified method) changes participant-reported oral health-related quality of life (OHIP-EDENT) compared with two stage-two step zinc-oxide eugenol (ZoE) traditional method (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Single-stage alginate impression (simplified method) vs Two stage-two step elastomer (silicone, polysulfide, or polyether) conventional method

Oral health-related quality of life · Completely edentulous people

It is very uncertain whether single-stage alginate impression (simplified method) changes participant-reported oral health-related quality of life (OHIP-EDENT) compared with two stage-two step elastomer (silicone, polysulfide, or polyether)… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Alginate (two stage-two step final/wash impression) vs Silicone elastomer (two stage-two step)

Oral health-related quality of life · Completely edentulous people

Alginate (two stage-two step final/wash impression) may leads to higher participant-reported oral health-related quality of life… compared with silicone elastomer (two stage-two step) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review