Locoregional recurrence · Adults with oral cavity cancer (tongue or floor of mouth) and clinically negative neck nodes
Elective neck dissection (at time of primary tumour resection) probably leads to lower locoregional recurrence compared with therapeutic (delayed) neck dissection (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Total mortality · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence · Adults with oral cavity cancer
It is very uncertain whether elective radical (comprehensive) neck dissection changes recurrence compared with elective selective neck dissection (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality (overall survival) · Adults with oral cavity cancer (tongue or floor of mouth) and clinically negative neck nodes
Elective neck dissection (at time of primary tumour resection) probably leads to lower mortality (overall survival) compared with therapeutic (delayed) neck dissection (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Disease-free survival · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer
Sentinel node biopsy (neck dissection only if biopsy positive) showed no clear difference in disease-free survival (new disease, progression, and mortality) compared with elective neck dissection (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional recurrence · Adults with oral cavity cancer (tongue or floor of mouth) and clinically negative neck nodes
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional recurrence: data not presented usably and inconsistent; Pandey 2018 no difference (3/12 vs 3/20); Rastogi 2018 lower recurrence with superselective (Kaplan-Meier P<0.05); 72 participants (2 RCTs).
2 studies · 72 participants
Very low
Disease-free survival · Adults with oral cavity cancer (tongue or floor of mouth) and clinically negative neck nodes
Elective neck dissection (at time of primary tumour resection) probably leads to lower disease-free survival (new disease, progression, and mortality) compared with therapeutic (delayed) neck dissection (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events associated with treatment · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events: severe acute effects in both groups (subcutaneous fibrosis, telangiectasia, moderate-to-severe oedema, xerostomia, trismus, dysphagia); subcutaneous fibrosis more prevalent with surgery + radiotherapy…
1 study · 35 participants
Very low
Side effects or other adverse events · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing fixed orthodontic appliance treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional recurrence · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional recurrence: reported difference between groups not statistically significant (P=0.355), but no useable data; 32 participants (1 RCT, Iyer 2015).
1 study · 32 participants
Very low
Adverse events associated with treatment · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer with nodal disease (stage N2 or N3)
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of orthodontic treatment: alignment stage (mandibular arch) · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing fixed orthodontic appliance treatment
It is very uncertain whether light-emitting diode (LED) photobiomodulation changes duration of orthodontic treatment: alignment stage (mandibular arch) compared with conventional orthodontic appliance treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Disease-free survival · Adults with oral cavity or oropharyngeal cancer with nodal disease (stage N2 or N3)
1 finding from 1 review
Disease-free survival · Adults with oral cavity cancer
It is very uncertain whether elective radical (comprehensive) neck dissection changes disease-free survival (new disease, progression, and mortality) compared with elective selective neck dissection (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Limitation of chewing or swallowing · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
1 finding from 1 review
No adverse events were reported. Six trials (673 participants) reported no adverse events from the use of chlorhexidine gel; one study (Rubio-Palau 2015) reported gastrointestinal discomfort (30, 18%), dizziness (10,…
7 studies
GRADE not reported
Time to initial pain relief (minutes) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
Neocone led to higher time to initial pain relief (minutes) compared with alvogyl; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Tranexamic acid (AMCA cones) showed no clear difference in presence of dry socket compared with placebo (lactose cones); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MRONJ (incidence proportion) · People on antiresorptive treatment undergoing tooth extraction (at risk of MRONJ)
1 finding from 1 review
All participants had complete mucosal coverage without any signs of MRONJ at the final control examination 90 days postoperatively (77 randomised; 1 RCT); no case of postoperative MRONJ in either group; effect not…
1 study · 77 participants
GRADE not reported