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No studies found 555 · 23.7%GRADE not reported 398 · 17%Very low 572 · 24.5%Low 476 · 20.4%Moderate 240 · 10.3%High 98 · 4.2%

Chemically cured glass ionomer cement vs Light-cured compomer (polyacid-modified composite resin)

Taste preference (patient preference) · Patients with full arch fixed orthodontic appliances with bands attached to molars (patients with cleft lip/palate or other craniofacial…
1 finding from 1 review
  • Adhesives for fixed orthodontic bands 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
    Approximately 12 months (to end of treatment)
    Williams 2005 (30 participants): a statistically significant difference in patient taste preference in favour of the glass ionomer over the light-cured composite resin (compomer).
    1 study · 30 participants
    GRADE not reported

Chemically cured glass ionomer cement vs Chemically cured glass phosphonate

Taste preference (patient preference) · Patients with full arch fixed orthodontic appliances with bands attached to molars (patients with cleft lip/palate or other craniofacial…
1 finding from 1 review
  • Adhesives for fixed orthodontic bands 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
    Approximately 12 months (to end of treatment)
    Clark 2003: no statistically significant difference in taste between the two cements (glass ionomer vs glass phosphonate); authors caution the finding because both cements were used at the same sitting, so the taste of…
    1 study
    GRADE not reported

Chemically cured zinc phosphate cement vs Glass ionomer cement (GIC)

Decalcification · Patients with full arch fixed orthodontic appliances with bands attached to molars (patients with cleft lip/palate or other craniofacial…
1 finding from 1 review
  • Adhesives for fixed orthodontic bands 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
    Approximately 12 months (to end of treatment)
    No statistical analysis. Kvam 1983 (28 participants): 4 teeth affected by small decalcification spots (reversed by polishing and fluoride), all with the zinc phosphate cement. Galarraga 2003 (40 participants): 8…
    2 studies · 68 participants
    GRADE not reported

Chemically cured glass ionomer cement vs Light-cured compomer (polyacid-modified composite resin)

Decalcification · Patients with full arch fixed orthodontic appliances with bands attached to molars (patients with cleft lip/palate or other craniofacial…
1 finding from 1 review
  • Adhesives for fixed orthodontic bands 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
    Approximately 12 months (to end of treatment)
    Gillgrass 2001 (98 participants): comparison of change in mean enamel white spot lesion scores during treatment showed no statistically significant difference between chemically cured glass ionomer and light-cured…
    1 study · 98 participants
    GRADE not reported

Anti‐D administration in pregnancy vs no treatment

Incidence of positive Kleihauer test (at 32 to 35 weeks' gestation) · Rh‐negative women without anti‐D antibodies

Anti‐D administration in pregnancy may leads to lower incidence of positive Kleihauer test (at 32 to 35 weeks' gestation) compared with no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anti‐D administration in pregnancy vs no treatment

Incidence of positive Kleihauer test (at birth of a Rh‐positive infant) · Rh‐negative women without anti‐D antibodies

Anti‐D administration in pregnancy may leads to lower incidence of positive Kleihauer test (at birth of a Rh‐positive… compared with no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Peribulbar vs retrobulbar

Need for additional injection Number of additional injections · patients undergoing cataract surgery

Peribulbar showed no clear difference in need for additional injection Number of additional injections compared with retrobulbar (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review