Need for anaesthesia · Children, adolescents and adults with caries in deciduous and permanent teeth (age 3.5 to 84 years)
Laser (Er:YAG, Er,Cr:YSGG, or Nd:YAG) led to lower need for anaesthesia compared with conventional mechanical caries removal (standard drill; handpiece…; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Nocturnal symptom: restless sleep (questionnaire) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
It is very uncertain whether oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance changes nocturnal symptom: restless sleep (questionnaire) compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · Children up to 13 years of age, undergoing cleft lip repair surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Nursing home residents (mean age 78.3 to 86.0 years; more than 66% women; 62.1% to 87.3% with dental prostheses)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
SoF row 'Oral health-related quality of life': Illustrative risks -, relative effect -, participants/studies -, quality -; Comment: Outcome not reported. Not measured in any included study.
0 studies
No studies found
Daytime symptom: nasal stuffiness (questionnaire) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
It is very uncertain whether oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance changes daytime symptom: nasal stuffiness (questionnaire) compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Daytime symptom: school problems (Brouillette questionnaire) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
It is very uncertain whether oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance changes daytime symptom: school problems (Brouillette questionnaire) compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Analgesia durationTime duration from the end of surgery to the time of first analgesic consumption. Scale from: 0 to 100. · Children up to 13 years of age, undergoing cleft lip repair surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Nursing home residents (mean age 78.3 to 86.0 years; more than 66% women; 62.1% to 87.3% with dental prostheses)
Educational intervention with information and practical components… showed no clear difference in dental plaque compared with (Optimised) usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Changes of the width between cuspids and first molars (plaster models) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health: Not having seen a dentist in the past year · People with serious mental illness (all included participants had schizophrenia); majority aged 18 to 65 years per NIMH 1987, or with…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Caries development in permanent teeth · People of all ages in a community setting; the included caries studies were all in children aged 3 to 16 years
Initiation of water fluoridation (artificial or natural) may leads to lower caries in permanent teeth (change in DMFT) compared with low/non-fluoridated water (0.4 ppm fluoride or less) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caries (lesion) progression (radiographic) · Dentate children and adults with non-cavitated proximal caries lesions extending into enamel or dentine (not pulp) in primary or permanent…
Glass ionomer sealant (with fluoride gel plus dentifrice) showed no clear difference in caries (lesion) progression (radiographic) compared with fluoride gel plus fluoride toothpaste/dentifrice (non-invasive…; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.13 [0.01, 2.52]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Participant and operator perception · Dentate children and adults with non-cavitated proximal caries lesions extending into enamel or dentine (not pulp) in primary or permanent…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Caries (lesion) progression (radiographic) · Dentate children and adults with non-cavitated proximal caries lesions extending into enamel or dentine (not pulp) in primary or permanent…
Adhesive/polyurethane sealant patch showed no clear difference in caries (lesion) progression (radiographic) compared with no treatment (both arms received flossing plus fluoride toothpaste); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1.00 [0.14, 7.23]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Costs (direct and indirect) · Dentate children and adults with non-cavitated proximal caries lesions extending into enamel or dentine (not pulp) in primary or permanent…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Caries (lesion) progression (radiographic) · Dentate children and adults with non-cavitated proximal caries lesions extending into enamel or dentine (not pulp) in primary or permanent…
Micro-invasive treatment (proximal sealing or resin infiltration):… probably leads to lower caries (lesion) progression measured by pairwise reading of… compared with non-invasive measures (e.g. fluoride varnish, flossing/oral hygiene… (moderate certainty).
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OR 0.27 [0.17, 0.44]
5 studies
Moderate
Disparities in caries across socioeconomic status (SES) · People of all ages in a community setting; the included caries studies were all in children aged 3 to 16 years
1 finding from 1 review
There is insufficient information to determine whether initiation of a water fluoridation programme results in a change in disparities in caries levels across SES. Data from 3 observational studies (participants not…
3 studies · 35399 participants
Low
Change in proportion of caries-free children (permanent teeth) · People of all ages in a community setting; the included caries studies were all in children aged 3 to 16 years
Initiation of water fluoridation (artificial or natural) may leads to higher change in proportion of caries-free children (permanent teeth) compared with low/non-fluoridated water (0.4 ppm fluoride or less) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caries (lesion) progression (radiographic) · Dentate children and adults with non-cavitated proximal caries lesions extending into enamel or dentine (not pulp) in primary or permanent…
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · Dentate children and adults with non-cavitated proximal caries lesions extending into enamel or dentine (not pulp) in primary or permanent…
1 finding from 1 review