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No studies found 1,686 · 20.9%GRADE not reported 675 · 8.4%Very low 1,953 · 24.2%Low 2,048 · 25.4%Moderate 1,296 · 16.1%High 407 · 5%

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Prophylactic platelet transfusion prior to surgery vs no prophylactic platelet transfusion prior to surgery

Number of participants with major bleeding within 7 days of surgery (surgical site bleeding requiring a second intervention or reoperation or surgical site bleeding that causes a haematoma or haemarthrosis of sufficient size to delay mobilisation ... · people with a low platelet count

It is very uncertain whether prophylactic platelet transfusion prior to surgery changes number of participants with major bleeding within 7 days of surgery… compared with no prophylactic platelet transfusion prior to surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic platelet transfusion prior to surgery vs no prophylactic platelet transfusion prior to surgery

Number of participants with minor procedure‐related bleeding within 7 days of surgery · people with a low platelet count

It is very uncertain whether prophylactic platelet transfusion prior to surgery changes the number of participants with minor procedure‐related bleeding… compared with no prophylactic platelet transfusion prior to surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Thermoelastic copper NiTi (CuNiTi) arch wire vs Conventional (stabilised) NiTi arch wire

Time to next/working arch wire · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)

Thermoelastic copper NiTi (CuNiTi) arch wire showed no clear difference in time to next/working arch wire compared with conventional NiTi arch wire; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Single-strand superelastic NiTi arch wire vs Coaxial superelastic NiTi arch wire

Alignment rate · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)

Single-strand superelastic NiTi arch wire probably leads to lower alignment rate compared with coaxial superelastic NiTi arch wire (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

High-dose vitamin D3 supplementation during pregnancy (2400 IU/day from pregnancy week 24 to 1 week postpartum, in addition to the recommended 400 IU/day) vs Low-dose (standard) vitamin D supplementation as recommended in national pregnancy guidelines

Caries presence in primary teeth · For interventions, pregnant women, mothers or other caregivers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes, children up to 6 years…

It is very uncertain whether high-dose vitamin D3 supplementation during pregnancy (2400 IU/day… changes caries presence in primary teeth compared with low-dose (standard) vitamin D supplementation as recommended in… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review