Overjet · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion)
Facemask with rapid maxillary expansion (RME) may leads to higher overjet compared with facemask only (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Participant satisfaction · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Alignment rate · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)
Superelastic NiTi arch wire showed no clear difference in alignment rate compared with thermoelastic NiTi arch wire (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caries in primary teeth: dmft (3 years) · 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 advice about a healthy diet (including breastfeeding promotion and… changes dmft index score (decayed, missing, filled primary teeth; range 0-20) compared with standard care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
1 finding from 1 review
Goel 2015 (3-arm: intralesional betamethasone vs lycopene vs placebo, 90 per arm): appeared to show increased interincisal distance in both intervention groups vs placebo, but only between-group differences with no…
1 study · 180 participants
GRADE not reported
Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
It is very uncertain whether intralesional triamcinolone changes burning sensation (VAS 0-100) compared with intralesional triamcinolone plus salvianolic acid B (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
MD -1.00 [-10.37, 8.37]
1 study · 28 participants
Very low
MD -16.30 [-28.15, -4.45]
1 study · 28 participants
Very low
Muscle pain at rest · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Overjet · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion)
Tandem traction bow appliance led to higher overjet compared with untreated control (no treatment); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
ANB · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion)
Facemask with rapid maxillary expansion (RME) led to higher ANB compared with reverse Forsus; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Pain at 72 hours · Adults with symptomatic apical periodontitis (no signs of spreading infection or systemic involvement)
1 finding from 1 review
The median pain at 72 hours in the control group was 0 (range 0 to 10); the median pain at 72 hours in the intervention group was the same (median 0, range 0 to 7). P = 0.116 (Mann-Whitney U).
1 study · 72 participants
Low
Range of mandibular motion · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)
Occlusal splint showed no clear difference in range of mandibular motion compared with no treatment or placebo (non-occlusal or transparent-foil placebo…; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Caries arrest · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
3 findings from 1 review
No studies reported data in this dentition type
0 studies
No studies found
No studies reported data in this dentition type
0 studies
No studies found
MD -0.13 [-0.87, 0.61]
1 study · 309 participants
Very low
Systemic antibiotics without surgical intervention (with or without analgesics) vs Matched placebo without surgical intervention (with or without analgesics)
Outcome not reported · Adults with symptomatic apical periodontitis or acute apical abscess
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
It is very uncertain whether intralesional steroid injections changes burning sensation (VAS 0-100) compared with alternative medicinal treatments (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Improvement in range of jaw movement · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Time to alignment · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)
1 finding from 1 review
ANB · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion)
Facemask with rapid maxillary expansion (RME) showed no clear difference in ANB compared with facemask only (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
It is very uncertain whether intralesional dexamethasone injections changes burning sensation (VAS 0-100) compared with placebo injections (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
MD -52.00 [-62.04, -41.96]
1 study · 25 participants
Very low
MD -46.00 [-53.44, -38.56]
1 study · 25 participants
Very low
Overjet · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion)
Facemask with rapid maxillary expansion (RME) led to higher overjet compared with modified tandem appliance; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Caries arrest · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) showed no clear difference in caries arrest compared with silver nitrate plus fluoride varnish (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review