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237 questions · 355 findings · 28 reviews · All outcomes

No studies found 26 · 7.3%GRADE not reported 273 · 76.9%Very low 39 · 11%Low 13 · 3.7%Moderate 4 · 1.1%High 0 · 0%

Open surgical exposure vs Closed surgical exposure

Clinical attachment level (CAL) · People with maxillary palatally displaced (impacted) canines, unilateral or bilateral (children/adolescents; mean ages 14.2 to 17.5 years)

Open surgical exposure showed no clear difference in gum health: clinical attachment level (CAL) compared with closed surgical exposure (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Autologous platelet concentrates (APC) + open flap debridement (OFD) + bone graft (BG) vs OFD + BG (open flap debridement + bone graft)

Change in radiographic bone defect filling (RBF) (%) · Patients affected by infrabony defects requiring surgical treatment, regardless of their age or gender

Autologous platelet concentrates (APC) + open flap debridement (OFD)… led to higher change in radiographic bone defect filling (RBF) (%) compared with OFD + BG (open flap debridement + bone graft); GRADE not reported.

3 findings from 1 review

Autologous platelet concentrates (APC) + open flap debridement (OFD) + bone graft (BG) vs OFD + BG (open flap debridement + bone graft)

Attachment change · Patients affected by infrabony defects requiring surgical treatment, regardless of their age or gender

It is very uncertain whether autologous platelet concentrates (APC) + open flap debridement (OFD)… changes change in clinical attachment level (CAL) (mm) compared with OFD + BG (open flap debridement + bone graft) (very low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Autologous platelet concentrates (APC) + open flap debridement (OFD) + bone graft (BG) vs OFD + BG (open flap debridement + bone graft)

Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · Patients affected by infrabony defects requiring surgical treatment, regardless of their age or gender

It is very uncertain whether autologous platelet concentrates (APC) + open flap debridement (OFD)… changes change in probing depth (PD) (mm) compared with OFD + BG (open flap debridement + bone graft) (very low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Autologous platelet concentrates (APC) + open flap debridement (OFD) + bone graft (BG) vs OFD + BG (open flap debridement + bone graft)

Pocket closure (complete pocket closure) · Patients affected by infrabony defects requiring surgical treatment, regardless of their age or gender
1 finding from 1 review

Autologous platelet concentrates (APC) + open flap debridement (OFD) + bone graft (BG) vs OFD + BG (open flap debridement + bone graft)

Tooth survival · Patients affected by infrabony defects requiring surgical treatment, regardless of their age or gender
1 finding from 1 review

Autologous platelet concentrates (APC) + open flap debridement (OFD) + bone graft (BG) vs OFD + BG (open flap debridement + bone graft)

Oral health-related quality of life · Patients affected by infrabony defects requiring surgical treatment, regardless of their age or gender

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Arthroscopy vs open surgery

Interincisal opening over 35 mm (clinical evaluation, 12 months) · Adults (older than 18 years) with a temporomandibular disorder (synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial…

Arthroscopy showed no clear difference in interincisal opening over 35 mm (clinical evaluation, 12 months) compared with open surgery; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Open reduction and fixation vs Closed (conservative) management (no active intervention other than soft diet, analgesics or antibiotics; or intermaxillary/maxillary-mandibular fixation with rigid or elastic traction)

Outcome not reported · Adults, over 18 years of age, with unilateral or bilateral fractures of the mandibular condyles

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Dietary supplements (lycopene) vs placebo

Relief of burning/discomfort (symptom relief; pain intensity) · People with primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms
1 finding from 1 review
  • Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
    short-term (up to 3 months) · lycopene
    Lycopene (Cano-Carrillo 2014) contributes to the dietary supplements short-term symptom-relief comparison (12 RCTs, insufficient/contradictory); no separate lycopene symptom-relief estimate reported.
    1 study · 50 participants
    GRADE not reported

Dietary supplements (lycopene) vs placebo

Change in QoL - depression (surrogate marker) · People with primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms

It is very uncertain whether dietary supplements (lycopene) changes change in QoL - depression (surrogate marker) compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Dietary supplements (lycopene) vs placebo

QoL · People with primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms

It is very uncertain whether dietary supplements (lycopene) changes change in quality of life (QoL) compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Dietary supplements (lycopene) vs placebo

Change in QoL - anxiety (surrogate marker) · People with primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms

It is very uncertain whether dietary supplements (lycopene) changes change in QoL - anxiety (surrogate marker) compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgery plus Heister jaw opener vs Surgery plus wooden tongue depressors

Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
1 finding from 1 review
  • Vadepally 2019 measured burning sensation on a VAS but did not fully report results, stating there was no significant difference between the 2 groups (p=0.617).
    1 study · 50 participants
    GRADE not reported

Open (surgical) reduction and fixation vs Closed (non-surgical) treatment

Outcome not reported · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review
  • "There were no studies comparing different types of closed interventions with one another or comparing open and closed interventions." "We found no studies that compared surgical with non-surgical treatments."
    0 studies
    No studies found

Antioxidants (lycopene, curcumin, Oxitard) vs Placebo or no active treatment

Participant-reported resumption of normal eating, chewing and speech · 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

Antioxidants (lycopene, curcumin, Oxitard) vs Placebo or no active treatment

Intolerance to spicy food (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 intolerance to spicy food (participant-reported proxy) compared with placebo or no active treatment; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review