Oral mucositis (severe) · Adults with cancer receiving treatment
Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin),… may leads to lower oral mucositis (severe) compared with placebo (low certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
RR 0.30 [0.14, 0.65]
3 studies · 263 participants
Low
RR 0.85 [0.65, 1.11]
6 studies · 852 participants
Low
RR 0.79 [0.69, 0.90]
3 studies · 471 participants
High
Oral mucositis (severe) · breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), higher… led to higher oral mucositis (severe) compared with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), lower…; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (severe) · Children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia receiving chemotherapy alone
Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF), intravenous led to lower oral mucositis (severe) compared with chlorhexidine mouthwash; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (any severity) · Adults receiving chemotherapy alone for colorectal cancer
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (moderate to severe) · Adults with cancer receiving treatment
It is very uncertain whether granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) changes oral mucositis (moderate to severe) compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (any severity) · Adults receiving bone marrow/stem cell transplantation after conditioning therapy for haematological cancers
Erythropoietin mouthwash led to lower oral mucositis (any severity) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health: Not brushing teeth twice a day · People with serious mental illness (all included participants had schizophrenia); majority aged 18 to 65 years per NIMH 1987, or with…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health: Not having seen a dentist in the past year · People with serious mental illness (all included participants had schizophrenia); majority aged 18 to 65 years per NIMH 1987, or with…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related behaviour (denture cleaning habits) · Residents of institutions for elderly people (nursing staff and residents took part in the education programme)
1 finding from 1 review
Schou 1989 (114 residents, unclear risk of bias): the number of residents reporting correct denture cleaning habits increased, but not significantly compared to baseline (baseline N = 28; follow-up N = 38).
1 study · 114 participants
GRADE not reported
School-based oral health promotion services · Alaska children
The PDHA program was projected to raise school-based oral health promotion service receipt from 53% to more than 90%, without a GRADE rating.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Camomile showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (any severity) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (moderate to severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Indigo wood root showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (moderate to severe) compared with saline (placebo); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Sucralfate showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (any severity) compared with placebo/usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Intestinal trefoil factor showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (severe) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Zinc sulphate led to lower oral mucositis (severe) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Glutamine showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (any severity) compared with placebo/usual care; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.78 [0.57, 1.08]
5 studies
GRADE not reported
Oral mucositis (moderate to severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Polaprezinc led to lower oral mucositis (moderate to severe) compared with azulene; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Sucralfate probably leads to lower oral mucositis (severe) compared with placebo/usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Laser (low level) showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (any severity) compared with placebo/sham/no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral mucositis (any severity) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
Polaprezinc showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (any severity) compared with azulene; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review