Fever · 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
Success rate (radiographically‐assessed healing of cyst healing based on the Neer/Cole rating system) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
1 finding from 1 review
Pain (VAS 0-10) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
It is very uncertain whether zinc oxide eugenol changes pain (VAS 0-10) compared with alvogyl (old formulation) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Healing of MRONJ (mucosal integrity) · People with MRONJ referred for surgical treatment
It is very uncertain whether autofluorescence-guided bone surgery changes healing of MRONJ (mucosal integrity) compared with tetracycline fluorescence-guided bone surgery (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
MRONJ after tooth extraction (incidence proportion) · People on antiresorptive treatment undergoing tooth extraction (at risk of MRONJ)
Subperiosteal prepared (SPP) wound closure after tooth extraction showed no clear difference in MRONJ after tooth extraction (incidence proportion) compared with epiperiosteal prepared (EPP) wound closure after tooth extraction (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Disease-free survival · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
1 finding from 1 review
Induction cisplatin+5-FU+docetaxel vs cisplatin+5-FU: disease-free survival HR 0.72 (95% CI 0.57 to 0.91, P = 0.006; Vermorken 2007). Prior to concurrent chemoradiation: Posner 2007 HR 0.71 (0.56 to 0.90, P = 0.005).…
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Overall survival, induction cisplatin + 5-fluorouracil + docetaxel prior to concurrent chemoradiation (cisplatin) vs concurrent chemoradiation (cisplatin) · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Induction chemotherapy plus locoregional treatment (radiotherapy… showed no clear difference in overall survival, induction cisplatin + 5-fluorouracil + docetaxel… compared with locoregional treatment (radiotherapy and/or surgery) alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional control · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Induction chemotherapy plus locoregional treatment (radiotherapy… led to lower locoregional control, induction cisplatin + 5-fluorouracil +… compared with locoregional treatment (radiotherapy and/or surgery) alone; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.80 [0.64, 0.99]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Quality of life · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Overall survival, induction platinum + 5-fluorouracil prior to surgery vs surgery alone · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Induction chemotherapy plus locoregional treatment (radiotherapy… showed no clear difference in overall survival, induction platinum + 5-fluorouracil prior to… compared with locoregional treatment (radiotherapy and/or surgery) alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Failure of therapy · Children and/or adults with permanent or primary teeth, vital (sensitive) pulps, and cavitated or dentine carious lesions conventionally…
It is very uncertain whether selective carious tissue removal (selective excavation, SE) changes failure of therapy compared with hall Technique (sealing with a preformed metal crown) (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Overall survival (total mortality), chemotherapy regimen A vs regimen B · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
1 finding from 1 review
Failure of therapy · Children and/or adults with permanent or primary teeth, vital (sensitive) pulps, and cavitated or dentine carious lesions conventionally…
Non-selective carious tissue removal and conventional restoration (CR) may leads to higher failure of therapy compared with hall Technique (sealing with a preformed metal crown) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Chemotherapy vs Placebo
Outcome not reported · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Overall survival, induction platinum + 5-fluorouracil prior to radiotherapy vs radiotherapy alone · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Induction chemotherapy plus locoregional treatment (radiotherapy… showed no clear difference in overall survival, induction platinum + 5-fluorouracil prior to… compared with locoregional treatment (radiotherapy and/or surgery) alone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Disease-free survival · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Induction chemotherapy plus locoregional treatment (radiotherapy… led to lower disease-free survival, induction platinum + 5-fluorouracil prior to… compared with locoregional treatment (radiotherapy and/or surgery) alone; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Efficiency, costs or cost-effectiveness · Children and/or adults with permanent or primary teeth, vital (sensitive) pulps, and cavitated or dentine carious lesions conventionally…
1 finding from 1 review
Locoregional control · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Concomitant (concurrent) chemoradiotherapy led to lower locoregional control, concurrent chemoradiotherapy (platinum +… compared with radiotherapy alone (non-resectable tumours); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.75 [0.61, 0.93]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Overall survival, post-surgery chemotherapy vs surgery alone (no radiotherapy) · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Surgery +/- radiotherapy + (adjuvant) chemotherapy showed no clear difference in overall survival, adjuvant chemotherapy vs observation alone… compared with surgery +/- radiotherapy alone (observation or adjuvant radiotherapy… (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Toxicity / adverse effects (harms) of chemotherapy · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
1 finding from 1 review