Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Glutamine showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (any severity) compared with placebo/usual care; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.78 [0.57, 1.08]
5 studies
GRADE not reported
Oral mucositis (moderate to severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Polaprezinc led to lower oral mucositis (moderate to severe) compared with azulene; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Stimulated whole saliva (SWS) · Adults seeking treatment for the symptom of dry mouth (xerostomia) due to any cause (e.g. medication, Sjogren's syndrome, radiotherapy,…
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health (plaque and gingival indices) · Adults seeking treatment for the symptom of dry mouth (xerostomia) due to any cause (e.g. medication, Sjogren's syndrome, radiotherapy,…
1 finding from 1 review
Improvement in dry mouth ('excellent benefit', dichotomous) · Adults seeking treatment for the symptom of dry mouth (xerostomia) due to any cause (e.g. medication, Sjogren's syndrome, radiotherapy,…
Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) mouthwash led to higher improvement in dry mouth ('excellent benefit', dichotomous) compared with glycerin mouthwash; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Unstimulated whole saliva (UWS) · Adults seeking treatment for the symptom of dry mouth (xerostomia) due to any cause (e.g. medication, Sjogren's syndrome, radiotherapy,…
Saliva stimulant lozenge (sorbitol, Sorbee) showed no clear difference in salivary flow (unstimulated whole saliva) compared with saliva substitute spray (MouthKote); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Stimulated whole saliva (SWS) · Adults seeking treatment for the symptom of dry mouth (xerostomia) due to any cause (e.g. medication, Sjogren's syndrome, radiotherapy,…
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Sucralfate probably leads to lower oral mucositis (severe) compared with placebo/usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Laser (low level) showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (any severity) compared with placebo/sham/no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · Infants up to 6 months (from term) born with cleft lip, cleft palate or cleft lip and palate (Pierre Robin sequence or other syndromes…
1 finding from 1 review
Energy and protein intake · Infants up to 6 months (from term) born with cleft lip, cleft palate or cleft lip and palate (Pierre Robin sequence or other syndromes…
1 finding from 1 review
Mean energy and protein intakes (Brine 1994): statistically significant difference for protein intake at 3 and 6 months in favour of the squeezable bottle (P < 0.05); possibly confounded by four infants receiving a…
1 study · 37 participants
GRADE not reported
Oral health (dentition and gingival scores) · Adults seeking treatment for the symptom of dry mouth (xerostomia) due to any cause (e.g. medication, Sjogren's syndrome, radiotherapy,…
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Polaprezinc showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (any severity) compared with azulene; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Shenqi-fanghou led to lower oral mucositis (severe) compared with no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (moderate to severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Keratinocyte GF led to lower oral mucositis (moderate to severe) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.74 [0.62, 0.89]
7 studies
GRADE not reported
Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Histamine gel showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (any severity) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient preference · Adults seeking treatment for the symptom of dry mouth (xerostomia) due to any cause (e.g. medication, Sjogren's syndrome, radiotherapy,…
1 finding from 1 review
No significant difference in patient preference between the treatments (Chi2 3.67, df=3; P = 0.30).
1 study · 123 participants
GRADE not reported
Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Chlorhexidine showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (any severity) compared with placebo/no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Weight (kg) · Infants up to 6 months (from term) born with cleft lip, cleft palate or cleft lip and palate (Pierre Robin sequence or other syndromes…
Passive maxillary/obturating plate (worn until surgical closure of… showed no clear difference in weight (kg) compared with no plate; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (moderate to severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Shenqi-fanghou led to lower oral mucositis (moderate to severe) compared with no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review