Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) probably leads to lower clinical failure compared with calcium hydroxide (CH) (moderate certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
RR 0.16 [0.04, 0.70]
4 studies · 150 participants
Moderate
No clinical failure in any participant (Tuna 2008); not estimable (direct pulp capping)
1 study · 50 participants
GRADE not reported
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
It is very uncertain whether calcium hydroxide cement (Dycal) changes clinical failure compared with calcium sulphate hemihydrate (DentoGen) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Composite (chemical or light cured) vs Resin-modified glass ionomer cement
Outcome not reported · Patients with fixed orthodontic appliances attached to their teeth
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Tooth survival · Patients affected by infrabony defects requiring surgical treatment, regardless of their age or gender
1 finding from 1 review
Calculus · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)
Routine scale and polish every 6 months leads to lower calculus compared with routine scale and polish every 12 months (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE) led to lower clinical failure compared with ZOE + calcium hydroxide + iodoform (unnamed product); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Tooth loss · Adults treated for periodontitis and receiving supportive periodontal therapy (SPT)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Not measured
0 studies
No studies found
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide (CH) led to higher radiological failure compared with portland cement (PC); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Biodentine showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with propolis; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Gingivitis · Children or adults (fit and healthy, or with a well-defined medical condition)
It is very uncertain whether personalised one-to-one OHA changes periodontal health: gingivitis compared with routine one-to-one OHA (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
SoF: 1 large study showed little or no difference at 36 months; 1 study showed a benefit for personalised OHA at 3 and 12 months; 1 study in children reported 'statistically significant (P < 0.05) improvement' but no…
4 studies · 1635 participants
Very low
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Vitapex (calcium hydroxide/iodoform) showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with 3Mix (ciprofloxacin + metronidazole + minocycline); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Endoflas (CH + ZOE + iodoform) showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Psychological status: social self-esteem (Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventory subset); also general self-esteem and Social Avoidance and Distress Scale · Adolescents or adults (15 years or older) with an established diagnosis of complete cleft lip and alveolar process, or complete unilateral…
1 finding from 1 review
Results text (Ungraded; not in SoF): social self-esteem (subset of the Culture-Free Self-Esteem Inventory, CFSEI) - DO participants had lower social self-esteem in the first three months postoperatively, with a…
1 study · 30 participants
GRADE not reported
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
OrthoMTA showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with retroMTA; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Participant-reported quality of the denture (comfort, stability, chewing efficiency) · Completely edentulous people
1 finding from 1 review
Gingival and TMJ symptoms · Children (80% aged <= 16 years) with a Class II division 2 malocclusion (deep bite and retroclined upper front teeth)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Speed of onset of anaesthesia (soft tissue, simulated) · Participants of any age and gender undergoing dental procedures, and volunteers who took part in simulated scenario studies in which…
It is very uncertain whether 4% articaine, 1:100,000 epinephrine changes speed of onset of anaesthesia (soft tissue, simulated) compared with 2% lidocaine, 1:80,000 epinephrine (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Tooth whitening - assessed by the dentist · Adults (>=18 years) undergoing home-based bleaching (including tetracycline- and smoking-stained teeth, any baseline shade)
It is very uncertain whether 6% HP strip changes tooth whitening - assessed by the dentist compared with 10% HP thin-gel strip (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Occlusion (net change in overjet, short term) · Adolescents (age 12 to 16 years) receiving orthodontic treatment to correct prominent upper front teeth (Class II malocclusion)
Harvold Activator led to lower overjet change compared with frankel function regulator; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review