Use of alternative/indigenous mouth-cleaning implements · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs
Indigenous/alternative cleaning tools and home remedies are widely used, more so in rural/slum groups; ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Alternative implements included toothpowder, chewing-stick, neem, charcoal, sand, snuff, salt, miswak, cotton wool and the fingers; native/indigenous tools were used more by rural and slum/disadvantaged residents than…
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Predictive performance of the Cariogram for caries increment (positive likelihood ratio, LR+) · Children/adolescents (coronal caries) and older adults (root caries); populations from areas with varying caries risk
Modified Cariogram models showed modest positive likelihood ratios (LR+ ~1.1-3.8) for predicting caries increment, generally below the useful threshold; no pooled estimate; ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Predictive performance of the Cariogram for caries increment (negative likelihood ratio, LR-) · Children/adolescents (coronal caries) and older adults (root caries); populations from areas with varying caries risk
Modified Cariogram models showed negative likelihood ratios of about 0.5-0.61, above the useful rule-out threshold; no pooled estimate; ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Indian adults and elderly (general, police, teachers, institutionalised)
No difference in OHRQoL was seen between groups for periodontal disease by LOA on OHIP-14/OIDP (pooled SMD -0.04, CI includes 0); ungraded.
3 findings from 1 review
SMD -0.04 [-2.01, 1.92]
4 studies · 3414 participants
Very low
Periodontal disease (LOA) and QoL (continuous, GOHAI): one study reported a significant negative impact (Rekhi 2016), one found no significant association (Marya 2020). Not pooled.
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Periodontal disease (LOA) and QoL (dichotomous): two studies found a significant association (Saxena 2018, Abhishek 2016), one denied it (Nagarajappa 2015, P=0.687). Not pooled.
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · Indian elderly and general-population adults
Prosthetic need was significantly associated with poorer OHRQoL in both included studies (moderate certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
Prosthetic need vs none: both included studies showed a significant association with poor QoL (Nagarajappa 2015, Shivakumar 2018); 950 participants, 2 observational studies; Moderate certainty (Fig 1 GRADE SoF). No…
2 studies · 950 participants
Moderate
Prosthetic need and QoL (continuous, OHIP-14): prosthetic need was significantly related to various components of OHRQoL (Joseph 2016). Single study, not pooled.
1 study
GRADE not reported
Prosthetic need and QoL (continuous, GOHAI): of three studies, one found no significant difference (Shetty 2013) and two proved the association (Pillai 2015, Rekhi 2018). Not pooled.
3 studies
GRADE not reported
FEF25–75: rate of decline in FEF25–75 · adults and children with cystic fibrosis
1 finding from 1 review
Time to first exacerbation requiring intravenous antibiotics · adults and children with cystic fibrosis
1 finding from 1 review
QoL · adults and children with cystic fibrosis
1 finding from 1 review
Adherence to therapy and individual preference · adults and children with cystic fibrosis
1 finding from 1 review
Mucus weight · adults and children with cystic fibrosis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
FEV1: rate of decline in FEV1 % predicted · adults and children with cystic fibrosis
1 finding from 1 review
Annual rate of change in % predicted FVC Subgroup: Under 13 years of age · adults and children with cystic fibrosis
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Good neurological outcome · adults after cardiopulmonary resuscitation
The intervention may leads to higher good neurological outcome (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Survival · adults after cardiopulmonary resuscitation
The intervention showed no clear difference in survival (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Adverse events – pneumonia · adults after cardiopulmonary resuscitation
The intervention showed no clear difference in adverse events – pneumonia (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Adverse events – hypokalaemia · adults after cardiopulmonary resuscitation
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes adverse events – hypokalaemia (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Adverse events – arrhythmia · adults after cardiopulmonary resuscitation
The intervention may leads to higher adverse events – arrhythmia (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Respiratory failure · )
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) probably leads to lower respiratory failure compared with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) (by population) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Need for endotracheal tube ventilation · )
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) probably leads to lower need for endotracheal tube ventilation compared with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) (by population) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Death during study period · )
Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) showed no clear difference in mortality during study period compared with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) (by population) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review