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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%

Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure

Aesthetics: canine rated as abnormal tooth colour · People with maxillary palatally displaced (impacted) canines, unilateral or bilateral (children/adolescents; mean ages 14.2 to 17.5 years)

Open surgical exposure showed no clear difference in aesthetics: canine rated as abnormal tooth colour compared with closed surgical exposure; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

ART using composite resin vs Conventional treatment using composite resin

Restoration failure (primary dentition) · Children with carious primary teeth

It is very uncertain whether ART using composite resin changes restoration failure (primary dentition) compared with conventional treatment using composite resin (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

ART using resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RM-GIC) vs Conventional treatment using RM-GIC

Restoration failure (primary dentition) · Older adults with root caries in permanent (mature) teeth (mean age 75 years)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure

Success of surgery (eruption of the canine crown sufficient for orthodontic alignment, without repeated surgery) · People with maxillary palatally displaced (impacted) canines, unilateral or bilateral (children/adolescents; mean ages 14.2 to 17.5 years)

Open surgical exposure showed no clear difference in success of surgery (eruption of the canine crown sufficient for… compared with closed surgical exposure (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure

Treatment time: length of time in the operating theatre (first incision to final suture) · People with maxillary palatally displaced (impacted) canines, unilateral or bilateral (children/adolescents; mean ages 14.2 to 17.5 years)

It is very uncertain whether open surgical exposure changes treatment time: length of time in the operating theatre (first… compared with closed surgical exposure (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure

Gum health: radiographic crestal bone level · People with maxillary palatally displaced (impacted) canines, unilateral or bilateral (children/adolescents; mean ages 14.2 to 17.5 years)

Open surgical exposure showed no clear difference in gum health: radiographic crestal bone level compared with closed surgical exposure; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review