Mycological: eradication of oral candidiasis · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
Clotrimazole (partially absorbed from GI tract) showed no clear difference in mycological: eradication of oral candidiasis compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Bone gain (horizontal - HDD) · Patients receiving immediate single implants in fresh extraction sockets (maxillary anterior/premolar sites)
Resorbable barrier (guided bone regeneration) showed no clear difference in bone gain (horizontal - HDD) compared with non-resorbable barrier (guided bone regeneration); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
All treatments resulted in statistically significant bone gain, however no statistically significant differences were found between the three procedures (Chen 2005a). Horizontal depth of the defect (HDD).
1 study · 23 participants
GRADE not reported
Locoregional control · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
Neutron radiotherapy showed no clear difference in locoregional control compared with conventional photon radiotherapy; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.97 [0.69, 1.36]
1 study
GRADE not reported
All‐cause mortality · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
It is very uncertain whether altered fractionation radiotherapy (hyperfractionated and/or… changes mortality compared with conventional (standard) fractionation radiotherapy (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
1 finding from 1 review
Spontaneous pain in the TMJ (VAS) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…
Oral gabapentin (anticonvulsant) led to lower spontaneous pain in the TMJ (VAS) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pethidine showed no clear difference in average pain scores (0-100 VAS) compared with staff-controlled delivery of pethidine; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Partially absorbed antifungal drug (e.g., clotrimazole, miconazole) vs Drug not absorbed from GI tract (e.g., nystatin, amphotericin B)
Outcome not reported · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Total mortality · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
1 finding from 1 review
Vertical bone gain · Patients receiving immediate single implants in fresh extraction sockets (maxillary anterior/premolar sites)
Bio-Oss (anorganic bovine bone) showed no clear difference in bone gain (vertical - VDH) compared with bio-Oss + resorbable barrier; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
All treatments resulted in statistically significant bone gain, however no statistically significant differences in bone gain were found between the two procedures for vertical height of the defect (VDH) (Chen 2007).
1 study · 20 participants
GRADE not reported
Pain at rest (not improved) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…
Oral diclofenac sodium (NSAID) showed no clear difference in pain at rest (not improved) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Major complications at the implant/donor site · Patients receiving immediate single implants in fresh extraction sockets (maxillary anterior/premolar sites)
Non-resorbable barrier (guided bone regeneration) led to lower major complications at the implant/donor site compared with resorbable barrier + autogenous bone; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Four complications occurred: two dehiscences in the resorbable group; one abscess and one dehiscence in the resorbable + autogenous bone group; none in the non-resorbable group. No statistically significant differences…
1 study · 25 participants
GRADE not reported
Time to heal mucositis (days) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Chlorhexidine mouthwash showed no clear difference in time to heal mucositis (days) compared with salt and soda mouthwash; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Disease-free survival · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
1 finding from 1 review
Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
'Magic' mouthwash (lidocaine, diphenhydramine, aluminium hydroxide) showed no clear difference in average pain scores (0-100 VAS) compared with salt and soda mouthwash; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional control · People with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ICD-O C01-C06) or oropharynx (ICD-O C09-C10); head and neck cancer trials…
Lower total dose radiotherapy (67.2 Gy over 5.6 weeks) showed no clear difference in locoregional control compared with conventional/standard total dose radiotherapy (72 Gy); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
HR 1.13 [0.78, 1.64]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Mycological: eradication of oral candidiasis · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
Ketoconazole (absorbed from GI tract) showed no clear difference in mycological: eradication of oral candidiasis compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Sufentanil showed no clear difference in average pain scores (0-100 VAS) compared with morphine; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Prosthesis failure · Patients with compromised teeth to be extracted who require single dental implants in fresh postextraction sockets
Immediate implants (placed in a fresh extraction socket just after… showed no clear difference in prosthesis failure compared with delayed implants (placed at least 2 months after extraction, in…; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Time to heal mucositis (days) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
'Magic' mouthwash (lidocaine, diphenhydramine, aluminium hydroxide) showed no clear difference in time to heal mucositis (days) compared with salt and soda mouthwash; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review