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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

4,320 questions · 4,561 findings · 388 reviews

No studies found 1,138 · 25%GRADE not reported 886 · 19.4%Very low 1,014 · 22.2%Low 849 · 18.6%Moderate 543 · 11.9%High 131 · 2.9%

Epidural analgesia vs systemic analgesia

Complications · children having undergone thoraco‐lumbar spine surgery. 3 trials included in the analysis contained participants older than 18 years:…

It is very uncertain whether epidural analgesia changes complications compared with systemic analgesia (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Probiotics vs placebo

Proportion of children with AOM (overall) · children up to age 18 years

Probiotic probably leads to lower proportion of children with AOM (overall) compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Probiotics vs placebo

Proportion of children with AOM: children not prone to AOM · children up to age 18 years

Probiotic probably leads to lower proportion of children with AOM: children not prone to AOM compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Probiotics vs placebo

Proportion of children with AOM: children prone to AOM · children up to age 18 years

Probiotic showed no clear difference in proportion of children with AOM: children prone to AOM compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Probiotics vs placebo

Difference in proportion of children with other infections · children up to age 18 years

Probiotic probably leads to lower difference in proportion of children with other infections compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Miswak (Salvadora persica) stick vs Chlorhexidine mouthwash

Patient self-assessment VAS (scale 0 to 10) · Adolescents and adults aged over 16 years with clinical or self-assessed halitosis of oral origin; excluding induced or physiological…

It is very uncertain whether miswak (Salvadora persica) stick changes patient self-assessment VAS (scale 0 to 10) compared with chlorhexidine mouthwash (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chlorine dioxide mouthrinse (with tongue scraping) vs Chlorhexidine mouthwash (with tongue scraping)

VSC: hydrogen sulphide · Adolescents and adults aged over 16 years with clinical or self-assessed halitosis of oral origin; excluding induced or physiological…

Chlorine dioxide mouthrinse (with tongue scraping) showed no clear difference in VSC: hydrogen sulphide compared with chlorhexidine mouthwash (with tongue scraping); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Protease cysteine + actinidine tablets vs placebo (3 tablets/4 times a day

Volatile sulphur compounds (VSC), gas chromatography · Adolescents and adults aged over 16 years with clinical or self-assessed halitosis of oral origin; excluding induced or physiological…

Protease cysteine + actinidine tablets showed no clear difference in volatile sulphur compounds (VSC), OralChroma compared with placebo tablets; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review