Complication at augmented site · Patients undergoing one-stage crestal maxillary sinus lift without bone grafts (baseline residual bone height about 6.5 mm)
Hand mallet (osteotomes) showed no clear difference in complications at augmented site compared with electric mallet; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Prosthesis failure · Patients undergoing one-stage crestal maxillary sinus lift without bone grafts (baseline residual bone height about 6.5 mm)
1 finding from 1 review
Crespi 2012 (parallel, 40 per group): prosthesis failures 0/40 versus 0/40; none.
1 study · 80 participants
GRADE not reported
Bone gain · Patients undergoing one-stage crestal maxillary sinus lift without bone grafts (baseline residual bone height about 6.5 mm)
Hand mallet (osteotomes) showed no clear difference in bone gain compared with electric mallet; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Costs · Children and adults with fixed orthodontic brackets bonded to incisors, canines and premolars
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Damage to the teeth (e.g. tooth decay) · Children and adults with fixed orthodontic brackets bonded to incisors, canines and premolars
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Bond failure rate · Children and adults with fixed orthodontic brackets bonded to incisors, canines and premolars
Self etching primers (one-step etchant and primer system) showed no clear difference in bond failure rate compared with conventional etchants (two-step etch and prime method using 37%… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Participant satisfaction · Children and adults with fixed orthodontic brackets bonded to incisors, canines and premolars
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Decay (decalcification) associated with or around the etching field · Children and adults with fixed orthodontic brackets bonded to incisors, canines and premolars
1 finding from 1 review
Decay (decalcification) associated with or around the etching field: Only one study (Ghiz 2009) assessed this outcome but data were reported at the tooth level rather than at the participant level and therefore was not…
1 study · 25 participants
GRADE not reported
Mycological: eradication of oral candidiasis · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
Absorbed drug (fluconazole or ketoconazole) led to higher mycological: eradication of oral candidiasis compared with drug not absorbed from GI tract (amphotericin B or nystatin); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical: eradication of oral candidiasis · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
Absorbed drug (fluconazole or ketoconazole) led to higher clinical: eradication of oral candidiasis compared with drug not absorbed from GI tract (amphotericin B or nystatin); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Partially absorbed antifungal drug (e.g., clotrimazole, miconazole) vs Drug not absorbed from GI tract (e.g., nystatin, amphotericin B)
Outcome not reported · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Morphine led to lower average pain scores (0-100 VAS) compared with tricyclic antidepressant (nortriptyline); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Development of TMD (onset/incidence of signs and symptoms) · People without TMD at baseline undergoing orthodontic treatment (TMD clinically absent at baseline); no age restriction provided follow-up…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Visual plaque score · American complete denture (CD) wearers
1 finding from 1 review
Tarbet 1984 compared brushing with two types of effervescent tablets. No standard deviations were reported and therefore no data were entered for this outcome. Brushing was associated with significantly lower plaque…
1 study · 75 participants
GRADE not reported
Pain in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…
1 finding from 1 review
Clicks in TMJ on oral opening and closing · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…
Occlusal splint showed no clear difference in clicks in TMJ on oral opening and closing compared with transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS); GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
RR 0.60 [0.19, 1.92]
1 study
GRADE not reported
RR 1.00 [0.33, 3.02]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Headache · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…
1 finding from 1 review
Occlusal splint versus TENS, headaches (Alvarez-Arenal 2002): the event did not occur in either group, so the risk ratio was not estimable (Risk Ratio, M-H, Fixed, 95% CI; subtotals only).
1 study
GRADE not reported
Occlusion · Children receiving dental restorations (aged 4-11 years; primary teeth; Class I/II/V cavities)
Occlusion was assessed in a single trial and was not pooled or GRADE-rated (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Adequate marginal adaptation · Children receiving dental restorations (aged 4-11 years; primary teeth; Class I/II/V cavities)
No significant difference between IRR and CR in marginal adaptation (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Absence of marginal discoloration · Children receiving dental restorations (aged 4-11 years; primary teeth; Class I/II/V cavities)
No significant difference between IRR and CR in marginal discoloration (moderate certainty; downgraded for inconsistency).
1 finding from 1 review