Harms arising during orthodontic treatment (gingival and periodontal problems, anchorage loss and iatrogenic damage to teeth e.g. caries/decalcification, root resorption); only periodontal/gingival health assessed · Individuals of any age receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (braces) (people requiring orthodontic tooth movement);…
1 finding from 1 review
SoF: Assumed risk 'See comment'; Corresponding risk 'See comment'; 13 (1 study, split‐mouth); Quality ⊕⊖⊖⊖ very low. Comment: 'Gingival and periodonal problems only were assesed in 1 study (Aboul‐Ela 2011). No precise…
1 study · 13 participants
Very low
Discomfort/pain · Individuals of any age receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (braces) (people requiring orthodontic tooth movement);…
1 finding from 1 review
Improvement in occlusion (Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) or other validated scale) · Individuals of any age receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (braces) (people requiring orthodontic tooth movement);…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Complication at donor site · Patients undergoing lateral-window maxillary sinus lift
1 finding from 1 review
Prosthesis failure · Patients undergoing lateral-window maxillary sinus lift
1 finding from 1 review
Rickert 2013 (split-mouth, N = 36): no prosthesis failures in either group.
1 study · 36 participants
GRADE not reported
Augmentation procedure failure · Patients undergoing lateral-window maxillary sinus lift
1 finding from 1 review
Implant failure · Patients undergoing lateral-window maxillary sinus lift
1 finding from 1 review
Complication at augmented site · Patients undergoing lateral-window maxillary sinus lift
Rotary instruments to open the lateral sinus window showed no clear difference in complications at augmented site compared with piezosurgery to open the lateral sinus window; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient perceived satisfaction (denture preference) · Participants with an atrophic maxilla who cannot be rehabilitated with conventional dental implants due to lack of bone (including…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Complications · Participants with an atrophic maxilla who cannot be rehabilitated with conventional dental implants due to lack of bone (including…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Prosthesis failure · Participants with an atrophic maxilla who cannot be rehabilitated with conventional dental implants due to lack of bone (including…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Cost‐effectiveness · Participants with an atrophic maxilla who cannot be rehabilitated with conventional dental implants due to lack of bone (including…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Implant failure rate · Participants with an atrophic maxilla who cannot be rehabilitated with conventional dental implants due to lack of bone (including…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative pain · Patients undergoing implant exposure (second-stage surgery)
Erbium:YAG laser (implant exposure) led to lower postoperative pain compared with flap elevation at implant exposure; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Alcohol consumption: consuming more than 21 units of alcohol per week · Male patients aged 16 to 35 years attending an oral and maxillofacial surgery outpatient clinic for follow-up of an alcohol-related facial…
Brief one-session, manual-guided discussion based on the principles… led to lower alcohol consumption: consuming more than 21 units of alcohol per week compared with treatment at the outpatient clinic as usual; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Biological complications · Patients undergoing implant exposure (second-stage surgery)
Erbium:YAG laser (implant exposure) showed no clear difference in biological complications compared with flap elevation at implant exposure; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Tenderness on palpation in jaw muscles (clinical evaluation, 12 months) · Adults (older than 18 years) with a temporomandibular disorder (synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial…
Arthroscopy showed no clear difference in tenderness on palpation in jaw muscles (clinical evaluation, 12… compared with open surgery; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Tenderness on palpation in TMJ (clinical evaluation, 12 months) · Adults (older than 18 years) with a temporomandibular disorder (synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial…
Arthroscopy showed no clear difference in tenderness on palpation in TMJ (clinical evaluation, 12 months) compared with open surgery; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Maximum protrusion over 5 mm (clinical evaluation, 12 months) · Adults (older than 18 years) with a temporomandibular disorder (synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial…
Arthroscopy showed no clear difference in maximum protrusion over 5 mm (clinical evaluation, 12 months) compared with open surgery; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Interincisal opening over 35 mm (clinical evaluation, 12 months) · Adults (older than 18 years) with a temporomandibular disorder (synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial…
Arthroscopy showed no clear difference in interincisal opening over 35 mm (clinical evaluation, 12 months) compared with open surgery; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review