Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Chlorhexidine gel (0.2%, intrasocket) probably leads to lower presence of dry socket compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · People with established (manifest) MRONJ
1 finding from 1 review
Restoration failure · Children (3-10 years) with dentine caries in primary molars
The Hall Technique was reported to reduce restoration and major failure versus conventional restorations (3% vs 37%; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
3% (HT) vs 37% (control)
1 study
GRADE not reported
Caries arrest · Children with dentine carious lesions (ICDAS 4-5) in primary teeth
Twice-yearly 38% SDF was reported to arrest more caries than once-yearly application (24-month rates 91% vs 79%; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Artemisia desertorum spreng (Shahaosan) showed no clear difference in presence of dry socket compared with artemisia desertorum spreng (Yunnan); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MRONJ (incidence proportion) · People with cancer treated with intravenous bisphosphonates undergoing dental extractions (at risk of MRONJ)
It is very uncertain whether dental extraction protocol with plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF)… changes MRONJ (incidence proportion) compared with standard dental extraction protocol without PRGF (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Oral tissue patch led to lower presence of dry socket compared with placebo or control; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Time to initial pain relief (minutes) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
Alvogyl led to lower time to initial pain relief (minutes) compared with zinc oxide eugenol; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MRONJ (incidence rate: cases per patient-year) · Men with metastatic prostate cancer receiving intravenous zoledronic acid (at risk of MRONJ)
It is very uncertain whether dental examinations at three-month intervals and preventive treatments changes MRONJ (incidence rate: cases per patient-year) compared with standard care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
1 finding from 1 review
Pulpal disease (signs/symptoms of pulp necrosis) · Children with dentine caries in primary and permanent teeth
The reported estimate did not show a clear difference in pulpal disease after partial versus complete caries removal (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.27 [0.05, 1.60]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Reported incidence or prevalence of root resorption of the impacted canine and/or incisors and/or first premolars · Young people aged 9 to 14 years diagnosed with one or both palatally displaced permanent maxillary canines (PDC)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
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
Complications (e.g. discomfort, pain and swelling) · Adults aged 18 years or older, in good general health (including well-controlled systemic disease), requiring extraction of one or more…
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
Changes in vertical height of alveolar ridge (mm) · Adults aged 18 years or older, in good general health (including well-controlled systemic disease), requiring extraction of one or more…
It is very uncertain whether ARP with alloplast plus barrier membrane changes changes in vertical height of alveolar ridge (mm) compared with ARP with alloplast without membrane (very 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 non-selective carious tissue removal and conventional restoration (CR) changes failure of therapy compared with selective carious tissue removal (selective excavation, SE) (very low certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
Aesthetic outcomes of future prosthodontic rehabilitation · Adults aged 18 years or older, in good general health (including well-controlled systemic disease), requiring extraction of one or more…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Outcome not reported
0 studies
No studies found