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662 questions · 720 findings · 164 reviews

No studies found 177 · 24.6%GRADE not reported 126 · 17.5%Very low 144 · 20%Low 139 · 19.3%Moderate 107 · 14.9%High 27 · 3.8%

Rubber dam isolation and moisture control (alone or with saliva aspiration) vs Cotton rolls (with or without saliva aspiration)

Restoration survival · Dental patients undergoing direct or indirect restorative treatment (no age or gender restriction)

Rubber dam isolation and moisture control (alone or with saliva… may leads to higher survival rate of restorations (6 months) compared with cotton rolls (with or without saliva aspiration) (low certainty).

4 findings from 1 review
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Rubber dam isolation and moisture control (alone or with saliva aspiration) vs Cotton rolls (with or without saliva aspiration)

Costs: treatment/operation time · Dental patients undergoing direct or indirect restorative treatment (no age or gender restriction)

It is very uncertain whether rubber dam isolation and moisture control (alone or with saliva… changes costs: treatment/operation time compared with cotton rolls (with or without saliva aspiration) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Rubber dam isolation and moisture control (alone or with saliva aspiration) vs Cotton rolls (with or without saliva aspiration)

Clinical evaluation of restoration's quality · Dental patients undergoing direct or indirect restorative treatment (no age or gender restriction)
1 finding from 1 review
  • Rubber dam isolation for restorative treatment in dental patients 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
    6, 12, 18 months · Non-carious cervical lesions (composite restoration)
    Loguercio 2015: no significant differences (P>0.05) in marginal staining and marginal adaptation of NCCL restorations between rubber dam and cotton rolls/retraction cords at 6, 12 and 18 months.
    1 study · 30 participants
    GRADE not reported

Rubber dam isolation and moisture control (alone or with saliva aspiration) vs Cotton rolls (with or without saliva aspiration)

Participant acceptance/satisfaction · Dental patients undergoing direct or indirect restorative treatment (no age or gender restriction)
1 finding from 1 review
  • Rubber dam isolation for restorative treatment in dental patients 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
    Non-carious cervical lesions (composite restoration)
    Evidence did not support higher acceptance/preference for rubber dam than cotton rolls (P = 0.85 from binomial test on 28 participants; very low-certainty evidence) (Loguercio 2015).
    1 study · 28 participants
    Very low

Summary of findings table ‐ Treatment of clinical and electrographic seizures vs treatment of clinical seizures alone

Mortality before hospital discharge · neonates

Summary of findings table ‐ Treatment of clinical and electrographic… showed no clear difference in mortality before hospital discharge compared with treatment of clinical seizures alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Treatment of clinical and electrographic seizures vs treatment of clinical seizures alone

Proportion of infants who develop epilepsy post‐discharge · neonates

Summary of findings table ‐ Treatment of clinical and electrographic… showed no clear difference in proportion of infants who develop epilepsy post‐discharge compared with treatment of clinical seizures alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interdental brushing plus toothbrushing vs Toothbrushing alone

Side effects · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
2 findings from 2 reviews · compare the 2 reviews

Fluoride mouthrinse (0.05-0.32% sodium fluoride or amine fluoride) added to daily fluoride toothpaste vs Control: fluoride toothpaste alone, placebo mouthrinse + toothpaste, or non-fluoride (chlorhexidine) mouthrinse + toothpaste

Incidence of initial enamel caries / white spot lesions adjacent to bracket base (subject level, dichotomized) · Orthodontic patients (any age) undergoing orthodontic treatment (mostly fixed appliances)

Adding a fluoride mouthrinse to daily fluoride toothpaste produced a small reduction in the incidence of initial caries/white spot lesions adjacent to brackets (pooled risk difference -0.07, 95% CI -0.14 to -0.01; 5 studies, 491 subjects), but the authors judged the overall evidence inconclusive (ungraded).

1 finding from 1 review

Fluoride mouthrinse (0.05-0.32% sodium fluoride or amine fluoride) added to daily fluoride toothpaste vs Control: fluoride toothpaste alone, placebo mouthrinse + toothpaste, or non-fluoride (chlorhexidine) mouthrinse + toothpaste

Side effects or other adverse events · Orthodontic patients (any age) undergoing orthodontic treatment (mostly fixed appliances)

No adverse effects were reported in any of the seven included studies (ungraded).

1 finding from 1 review

Adjunctive antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) applied after submucosal instrumentation (SI) vs Submucosal instrumentation (SI) alone, or SI plus placebo/sham aPDT

Any adverse effect related to aPDT · Adults (> 18 years) with peri-implant mucositis, receiving active treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Pexastimogene devacirepvec (Pexa‐Vec) plus best supportive care vs best supportive care

Overall survival (absolute effect size estimates based on survival rate at 12 months) · participants with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

It is very uncertain whether pexastimogene devacirepvec (Pexa‐Vec) plus best supportive care changes overall survival (absolute effect size estimates based on survival… compared with best supportive care alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Adjunctive antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) applied after subgingival instrumentation (SI) vs Subgingival instrumentation (SI) alone (hand or power-driven, or both), or SI plus placebo/sham aPDT

Any adverse effect related to aPDT · Adults (> 18 years) with recurrent periodontitis, receiving supportive (maintenance) periodontal care
1 finding from 1 review