All‐cause mortality · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation leads to lower all‐cause mortality compared with placebo or usual care (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Vomiting · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation probably leads to higher vomiting compared with placebo or usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Vitamin A deficiency · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation probably leads to lower vitamin A deficiency compared with placebo or usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality due to diarrhoea · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation leads to lower mortality due to diarrhoea compared with placebo or usual care (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality due to measles · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation showed no clear difference in mortality due to measles compared with placebo or usual care (low certainty).
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Mortality due to LRTI · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation showed no clear difference in mortality due to LRTI compared with placebo or usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Diarrhoea incidence Mean episodes per child per year · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation may leads to lower diarrhoea incidence Mean episodes per child per year compared with placebo or usual care (low certainty).
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Measles incidence Mean episodes of measles per child per year · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation probably leads to lower measles incidence Mean episodes of measles per child per year compared with placebo or usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of LRTI · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation showed no clear difference in LRTI incidence Mean episodes per child per year compared with placebo or usual care (low certainty).
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Bitot's spots incidence · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation probably leads to lower bitot's spots incidence compared with placebo or usual care (moderate certainty).
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Night blindness incidence · children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Vitamin A supplementation probably leads to lower night blindness incidence compared with placebo or usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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.
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Incidence of eruption of the PDC into the mouth · Young people aged 9 to 14 years diagnosed with one or both palatally displaced permanent maxillary canines (PDC)
Double primary (canine and first molar) tooth extraction led to higher incidence of eruption of the PDC into the mouth compared with single primary (canine) tooth extraction; GRADE not reported.
4 findings from 1 review
RR 1.28 [1.06, 1.54]
2 studies · 96 participants
GRADE not reported
RR 0.68 [0.35, 1.31]
3 studies · 119 participants
Very low
RR 0.61 [0.29, 1.25]
1 study · 23 participants
GRADE not reported
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Effect of severity of PDC displacement towards the midline on the proportion of successful eruptions · Young people aged 9 to 14 years diagnosed with one or both palatally displaced permanent maxillary canines (PDC)
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Reported improvement in the position of the ectopic canine measured from radiographs · 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
Root resorption of adjacent permanent teeth caused by the PDC · Young people aged 9 to 14 years diagnosed with one or both palatally displaced permanent maxillary canines (PDC)
Extraction of the primary (baby) canine (single primary tooth… showed no clear difference in root resorption of adjacent permanent teeth caused by the PDC compared with no extraction (non-intervention control); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Effect of severity of PDC displacement towards the midline on the proportion of successful eruptions · Young people aged 9 to 14 years diagnosed with one or both palatally displaced permanent maxillary canines (PDC)
1 finding from 1 review
Table 4 (Naoumova 2015): probability of successful eruption depended on displacement severity; sector 2 (mild) 14/19 (74%) erupted vs sector 4 0/10 erupted; data refer to 59 teeth (mITT).
1 study · 59 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence of successfully erupted PDC that were favourably positioned · Young people aged 9 to 14 years diagnosed with one or both palatally displaced permanent maxillary canines (PDC)
Double primary (canine and first molar) tooth extraction showed no clear difference in incidence of successfully erupted PDC that were favourably positioned compared with single primary (canine) tooth extraction; GRADE not reported.
3 findings from 1 review
RR 1.64 [0.33, 8.03]
1 study · 23 participants
GRADE not reported
RR 1.09 [0.08, 15.42]
1 study · 23 participants
GRADE not reported
RR 1.64 [0.33, 8.03]
1 study · 23 participants
GRADE not reported
Any other adverse effects of the interventions, such as gingival disease and demineralisation · 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
Time taken for the canine to erupt into the mouth · 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
no estimate extracted
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No studies found