Quality of life · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in gingival recession (REC) · Adults (> 18 years) with a clinical diagnosis of periodontitis, receiving active (non-surgical anti-infective) treatment
It is very uncertain whether adjunctive antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) applied after… changes change in gingival recession (REC) compared with subgingival instrumentation (SI) alone (hand or power-driven, or… (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Pocket closure · Adults (> 18 years) with peri-implant mucositis, receiving active treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Difficulty in mouth opening (participant-reported proxy) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
Antioxidants (lycopene, curcumin, Oxitard) led to lower difficulty in mouth opening (participant-reported proxy) compared with placebo or no active treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Difficulty in swallowing (participant-reported proxy) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
Antioxidants (lycopene, curcumin, Oxitard) led to lower difficulty in swallowing (participant-reported proxy) compared with placebo or no active treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Attachment change · Adults (> 18 years) with peri-implant mucositis, receiving active treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
It is very uncertain whether pentoxifylline changes burning sensation (VAS 0-100) compared with placebo or no active treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Economic: direct costs · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in bleeding on probing (BOP) · Adults (> 18 years) with peri-implant mucositis, receiving active treatment
Adjunctive antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) applied after… led to higher change in bleeding on probing (BOP) compared with submucosal instrumentation (SI) alone, or SI plus placebo/sham aPDT; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
It is very uncertain whether hydrocortisone plus hyaluronidase (intralesional) changes maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) compared with placebo or no active treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
CTS symptoms (Boston CTS questionnaire) ‐ short‐term improvement: < 3 monthsScale: 1 to 5, higher is worse · carpal tunnel syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
CTS symptoms (Boston CTS questionnaire) ‐ long‐term improvement: > 3 monthsScale: 1 to 5, higher is worse · carpal tunnel syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
Function (Boston CTS questionnaire) ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 monthsScale: 1 to 5, higher is worse · carpal tunnel syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
Overall improvement (improved/not improved or worsened) ‐ short‐term improvement: < 3 months · carpal tunnel syndrome
SPLINT may leads to higher overall improvement (improved/not improved or worsened) ‐ short‐term… compared with NO ACTIVE TREATMENT (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months · carpal tunnel syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects · carpal tunnel syndrome
SPLINT showed no clear difference in adverse effects compared with NO ACTIVE TREATMENT (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Referral for surgery · carpal tunnel syndrome
It is very uncertain whether SPLINT changes referral for surgery compared with NO ACTIVE TREATMENT (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pain intensity (Higher scores indicate higher pain intensity) · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults
1 finding from 1 review
Participant‐reported pain relief of 30% or greater · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults
1 finding from 1 review
Pain intensity (number of people with ≥ 50% improvement) · chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults
1 finding from 1 review