Plaque · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years)
Salvadora persica was less effective than 0.2% chlorhexidine at reducing plaque (favours chlorhexidine); not GRADE-rated.
1 finding from 1 review
Lactobacillus count (CFU/mL) · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years)
Salvadora persica rinse reduced Lactobacillus counts more than placebo (favours Salvadora persica); not GRADE-rated.
1 finding from 1 review
Streptococcus mutans count · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years)
Salvadora persica rinse reduced Streptococcus mutans counts relative to baseline; not GRADE-rated.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years)
Placebo rinse did not significantly change plaque relative to baseline; not GRADE-rated.
1 finding from 1 review
Streptococcus mutans count · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years)
Salvadora persica rinse reduced Streptococcus mutans counts more than placebo (favours Salvadora persica); not GRADE-rated.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years)
Salvadora persica rinse reduced plaque more than placebo (favours Salvadora persica); certainty not GRADE-rated (Shekelle grade Ia).
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years)
0.12% chlorhexidine rinse reduced plaque relative to baseline; not GRADE-rated.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years)
Salvadora persica rinse reduced plaque relative to its own baseline; not GRADE-rated.
1 finding from 1 review
Streptococcus mutans count · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years)
Placebo rinse did not significantly change Streptococcus mutans counts relative to baseline; not GRADE-rated.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years)
0.2% chlorhexidine rinse reduced plaque relative to baseline; not GRADE-rated.
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of orthodontic treatment, number of visits during active treatment (scheduled and unscheduled) and duration of visits · 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
Patient satisfaction with treatment Measured by a 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
Prolonged stability of treatment (adjudged using an accepted 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
Rate of orthodontic tooth movement with removable orthodontic aligners · Individuals of any age receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (braces) (people requiring orthodontic tooth movement);…
Fixed-appliance orthodontic treatment incorporating surgically… may leads to higher rate of tooth movement (orthodontic tooth movement in mm at 3 months) compared with conventional treatment: fixed-appliance orthodontic treatment… (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
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
Patient satisfaction · Patients with missing teeth and an atrophic posterior maxilla, with residual bone height between 4 and 9 mm below the maxillary sinus
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Individuals of any age with no reported disability that might affect toothbrushing (including people wearing orthodontic appliances)
Powered toothbrush, side-to-side action showed no clear difference in plaque score (>3 months) compared with manual toothbrush; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Plaque · Individuals of any age with no reported disability that might affect toothbrushing (including people wearing orthodontic appliances)
Powered toothbrush, ionic action led to lower plaque score (1 to 3 months) compared with manual toothbrush; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review