Pain 0 to 100 visual analogue scale and 10‐point Likert scale (lower score = less pain) · sickle cell disease
L‐arginine showed no clear difference in severity of pain (assessed using a 10‐cm visual analogue scale from… compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Reduction in pain intensity · Morton's neuroma
1 finding from 1 review
Pain at short term (4 weeks) VAS 10‐cm scale, which was translated to a 0 to 100 scale in which lower scores mean less pain. · Morton's neuroma
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Pain at short term (4 weeks) VAS 10‐cm scale, which was translated to a 0 to 100 scale in which lower scores mean less pain. · Morton's neuroma
1 finding from 1 review
Change in patient‐reported symptom scores (lower is favored) · people with dry eye
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Mean change from baseline in meibomian gland atrophy scores at 1 to 4 weeks (lower is favored) · people with dry eye
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Change in patient‐reported symptom scores (lower is favored) · people with dry eye
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Mean change from baseline in meibomian gland atrophy scores at 1 to 4 weeks (lower is favored) · people with dry eye
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Visual acuity · people with primary macula‐involving rhegmatogenous retinal detachments
It is very uncertain whether face‐down positioning changes mean change in logMAR or Snellen visual acuity from baseline to 3… compared with other positioning (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mean objective distortion score at 3 months or later (lower is favored) · people with primary macula‐involving rhegmatogenous retinal detachments
It is very uncertain whether face‐down positioning changes mean objective distortion score at 3 months or later (lower is… compared with other positioning (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects on oral health: Gingival Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether part-time clear plastic (removable) retainer changes adverse effects on oral health: Gingival Index (lower arch) compared with any type of fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Patient satisfaction (measured by patient satisfaction or aesthetic scales) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether fibre-reinforced composite fixed (bonded) retainer changes patient satisfaction: aesthetics (VAS 0-10 cm, lower arch) compared with multistrand / spiral wire fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Patient satisfaction: discomfort/pain (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether part-time clear plastic (removable) retainer changes stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with any type of fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Survival of retainers (failure, lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether CAD/CAM nitinol fixed (bonded) retainer changes survival of retainers (failure, lower arch) compared with conventional/analogue multistrand fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Survival of retainers (failure, lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether full-time clear plastic (removable) retainer changes survival of retainers (failure, lower arch) compared with any type of fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Survival of retainers (failure, lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
Fibre-reinforced composite fixed (bonded) retainer showed no clear difference in survival of retainers (failure, lower arch) compared with multistrand / spiral wire fixed (bonded) retainer (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Survival of retainers (failure, lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether part-time clear plastic (removable) retainer changes survival of retainers (failure, lower arch) compared with any type of fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether hawley removable retainer changes stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with clear plastic removable retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects on oral health: bleeding on probing (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review