What do systematic reviews say?

2 mm titanium plates vs 2.5 mm bioresorbable plates

2 mm titanium plates showed no clear difference in moderate soft tissue deformity compared with 2.5 mm bioresorbable plates; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes

  1 month
  RR 6.4 [0.80, 51.3]
  1 study · 57 participants
  GRADE not reported

Locking plate vs 2 mm non-locking titanium plates

• Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Functional occlusion was achieved in all participants in both intervention groups (Agarwal 2011); the measurement of this outcome was not clearly reported. Bite force was reported as a surrogate/proxy outcome.
  1 study
  GRADE not reported

Colchicine (0.5 mg three times per day) vs Clofazimine (100 mg daily for 30 days, then 100 mg every other day)

• Systemic interventions for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers) 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes

  6 months
  One trial at high risk of bias (de Abreu 2009) compared clofazimine (n=23) with colchicine (n=23). The number with no further aphthous episodes at 6 months was significantly greater in the clofazimine group than the…
  1 study · 46 participants
  GRADE not reported

Colchicine (0.5 mg three times per day) vs Clofazimine (100 mg daily for 30 days, then 100 mg every other day)

• Systemic interventions for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers) 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes

  6 months
  Clofazimine was associated with an increase in cutaneous adverse effects (Fisher's exact test P=0.015), easily controlled; there was a greater percentage of treatment interruptions in the colchicine group due to…
  1 study · 46 participants
  GRADE not reported

OASIS moisturising mouthwash vs Experimental mouthwash formulation

• Interventions for the management of dry mouth: topical therapies 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Shirodaria 2006 (crossover): OASIS reported to give a statistically significant improvement over subjects' normal remedies, but the report did not present the randomised OASIS-versus-experimental comparison; no data…
  1 study
  GRADE not reported

Amine fluoride/stannous fluoride (AmF/SnF2) mouthwash vs Chlorhexidine mouthwash

Amine fluoride/stannous fluoride (AmF/SnF2) mouthwash led to higher patient satisfaction (desire for future use) compared with chlorhexidine mouthwash; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for replacing missing teeth: maintaining and recovering soft tissue health around dental implants 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes

  3 months
  MD 2.08 [1.52, 2.64]
  1 study · 33 participants
  GRADE not reported

Inlay/interposed bone graft (iliac or Bio-Oss block) + longer implants (vertical augmentation) vs Short implants (8 to 11 mm) without augmentation

Inlay/interposed bone graft (iliac or Bio-Oss block) + longer… led to higher severe pain for > 1 week compared with short implants (8 to 11 mm) without augmentation; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for replacing missing teeth: horizontal and vertical bone augmentation techniques for dental implant… 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes

  3 weeks post-surgery
  OR 22.67 [4.37, 117.47]
  1 study · 40 participants
  GRADE not reported

Brushing vs no treatment

Brushing led to lower total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with no treatment; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
  MD -1.06 [-1.39, -0.73]
  1 study · 18 participants
  GRADE not reported

Effervescent tablets vs no treatment

Effervescent tablets led to lower fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with no treatment; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
  MD -3.71 [-4.16, -3.26]
  1 study · 18 participants
  GRADE not reported

Brushing vs no treatment

Brushing led to lower fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with no treatment; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
  MD -0.89 [-1.55, -0.23]
  1 study · 18 participants
  GRADE not reported

Brushing vs Effervescent tablets

Brushing led to higher fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with effervescent tablets; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
  MD 3.62 [2.98, 4.26]
  1 study · 18 participants
  GRADE not reported

Association of brushing and effervescent tablets vs no treatment

Association of brushing and effervescent tablets led to lower total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with no treatment; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
  MD -6.70 [-7.45, -5.95]
  1 study · 18 participants
  GRADE not reported

Association of brushing and effervescent tablets vs no treatment

Association of brushing and effervescent tablets led to lower fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with no treatment; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
  MD -3.75 [-4.16, -3.34]
  1 study · 18 participants
  GRADE not reported

Effervescent tablets vs Association of brushing and effervescent tablets

Effervescent tablets showed no clear difference in total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with association of brushing and effervescent tablets; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
  MD 1.20 [-0.08, 2.48]
  1 study · 18 participants
  GRADE not reported

Effervescent tablets vs no treatment

Effervescent tablets led to lower total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with no treatment; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
  MD -5.5 [-6.55, -4.45]
  1 study · 18 participants
  GRADE not reported

Brushing vs Effervescent tablets

Brushing led to higher total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with effervescent tablets; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
  MD 4.44 [3.36, 5.52]
  1 study · 18 participants
  GRADE not reported

Effervescent tablets vs Association of brushing and effervescent tablets

Effervescent tablets showed no clear difference in fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with association of brushing and effervescent tablets; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
  MD 0.04 [-0.33, 0.41]
  1 study · 18 participants
  GRADE not reported

Brushing vs Association of brushing and effervescent tablets

Brushing led to higher fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with association of brushing and effervescent tablets; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
  MD 2.86 [2.25, 3.47]
  1 study · 18 participants
  GRADE not reported

Brushing vs Association of brushing and effervescent tablets

Brushing led to higher total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with association of brushing and effervescent tablets; GRADE not reported.

• Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
  MD 5.64 [4.86, 6.42]
  1 study · 18 participants
  GRADE not reported

Lingualised teeth (maxillary anatomic + mandibular non-anatomic; lingualised occlusion scheme) vs Zero-degree teeth (non-anatomic, cuspless)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions for replacing missing teeth: denture chewing surface designs in edentulous people 2005 · Cochrane All outcomes
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found