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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

423 questions · 477 findings · 107 reviews

No studies found 44 · 9.2%GRADE not reported 97 · 20.3%Very low 165 · 34.6%Low 113 · 23.7%Moderate 41 · 8.6%High 17 · 3.6%

Patient-used 5000 ppm F toothpaste, daily vs 1450 to 1500 ppm F toothpaste

Number of participants with new demineralised lesions (DLs) · Orthodontic patients of any age with fixed braces (new DLs assessed at debond)

Patient-used 5000 ppm F toothpaste, daily throughout treatment showed no clear difference in number of participants with new demineralised lesions (DLs) compared with 1450 ppm F (conventional) toothpaste, daily (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

LMWH prophylaxis vs UFH

Adverse effects sufficient to stop treatment · pregnant women at increased risk of VTE during pregnancy and the early postnatal period

It is very uncertain whether antenatal (± postnatal) prophylaxis: LMWH changes adverse effects sufficient to stop treatment compared with UFH (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery for Bell's palsy vs medical treatment (oral prednisolone) or no treatment

Complications and side effects · Bell's palsy

It is very uncertain whether surgery for Bell's palsy changes side effects and complications of treatmentMeasured by clinical… compared with medical treatment (oral prednisolone) or no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antidepressants vs treatment

Depression remission · women of any age, with PND up to 12 months

It is very uncertain whether antidepressants changes depression remission (early phase, < 5 weeks) compared with treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Taxane followed by anthracyclines vs anthracyclines followed by taxane

Treatment adherence (defined as dose delay) ( · adjuvant therapy for early breast cancer

Taxane followed by anthracyclines showed no clear difference in treatment adherence (defined as dose delay) ( compared with anthracyclines followed by taxane (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Taxane followed by anthracyclines vs anthracyclines followed by taxane

Treatment adherence (defined as dose reduction) ( · neoadjuvant therapy for early breast cancer

Taxane followed by anthracyclines showed no clear difference in treatment adherence (defined as dose reduction) ( compared with anthracyclines followed by taxane (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Escalated BEACOPP vs chemotherapy including ABVD

Adverse event: treatment‐related mortality · Patients with early unfavourable or advanced stage HL

Escalated BEACOPP showed no clear difference in adverse event: treatment‐related mortality compared with chemotherapy including ABVD (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Fluoride varnish vs Untreated lesions (single-arm before vs after proportion)

Remineralisation of early enamel caries · Patients (mainly children) with white spot lesions (WSL)

Professionally applied 5% sodium fluoride varnish remineralised about two-thirds of early enamel caries lesions in children (pooled proportion 63.6%, 95% CI 36.0% to 91.2%; 4 studies); certainty was not GRADE-rated and heterogeneity was very high (I2=96%).

1 finding from 1 review