Reduction in pain intensity · People aged 12 years and over with painful TMD lasting 3 months or longer
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) may leads to lower pain intensity at follow-up (12 months) compared with usual care, waiting list or no treatment (control) (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Mortality (pneumonia-associated) · Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
Professional oral care may leads to lower mortality (pneumonia-associated) compared with usual oral care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Platelet rich fibrin showed no clear difference in presence of dry socket compared with control; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
1 finding from 1 review
3 trials reported no adverse events. 1 study reported adverse events (alterations in taste, bad taste, staining) in 24/62 in chlorhexidine group versus 0/40 in placebo group, Peto OR = 8.42 (95% CI 3.31 to 21.39). A…
6 studies
GRADE not reported
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
1 finding from 1 review
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · People aged 12 years and over with painful TMD lasting 3 months or longer
Hypnosis showed no clear difference in pain intensity compared with relaxation; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Not pooled (clinical heterogeneity). Abrahamsen 2011: MD -1.00 (95% CI -2.27 to 0.27), n=38 (hypnosis 19, relaxation 19); Stam 1984: MD not reported, n=27 (hypnosis 12, relaxation 15).
2 studies · 65 participants
GRADE not reported
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · People aged 12 years and over with painful TMD lasting 3 months or longer
Habit reversal treatment led to lower pain intensity compared with waiting-list control; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Pain (VAS) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause death · Patients with cardiovascular disease and chronic periodontitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Reduction in level of contamination by particles <=5 um (droplet nuclei) at >=2 m from patient's oral cavity · Dental patients undergoing aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) and the dental healthcare providers treating them
It is very uncertain whether povidone iodine changes reduction in level of contamination by particles <=5 um (droplet… compared with ozonated water (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) · People with diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2, mostly type 2) and periodontitis, at least 16 years of age
Periodontal treatment (subgingival instrumentation, with or without… led to lower bleeding on probing (BOP) compared with no active intervention/usual care; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Development of >=1 new carious lesion (caries incidence) · 'Healthy' children with caries-free second primary molars, aged 3-5 years (schools and kindergartens, India and China)
1 finding from 1 review
N/A - insufficient quantitative information available; 200 (2 studies). Comments: Due to the methods of data collection, analysis and reporting we were unable to provide any quantitative estimates. Fei 2011 narrative:…
2 studies · 200 participants
Very low
Reduction in level of contamination by particles >5 um (droplets) at <2 m from patient's oral cavity · Dental patients undergoing aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) and the dental healthcare providers treating them
It is very uncertain whether chlorhexidine (CHX) changes reduction in level of contamination by particles >5 um (droplets) at… compared with povidone iodine (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · People aged 12 years and over with painful TMD lasting 3 months or longer
1 finding from 1 review
MRONJ (incidence proportion) · People treated with oral bisphosphonates undergoing dental extractions (at risk of MRONJ)
1 finding from 1 review
In both study arms, no case of postoperative MRONJ was observed (700 participants; 1 RCT); effect not estimable.
1 study · 700 participants
GRADE not reported
Healing of MRONJ · People with established (manifest) MRONJ
It is very uncertain whether bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) together with platelet-rich… changes healing of MRONJ compared with platelet-rich fibrin alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change of microbiota in the patient's mouth · People undergoing aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) in a dental setting
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Proportion of children with treated/untreated caries (receipt of dental care) · School children, primary schools in the USA
It is very uncertain whether referral letter based on the common-sense model (CSM) plus dental… changes proportion of children with treated/untreated caries (receipt of… compared with referral letter based on the common-sense model (CSM) alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pain (VAS 0-10) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
It is very uncertain whether zinc oxide eugenol changes pain (VAS 0-10) compared with alvogyl (old formulation) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Development of >=1 new carious lesion (caries incidence) · Children with caries-free second primary molars, aged 4-8 years (dental clinic, Turkey and Spain)
1 finding from 1 review
N/A - insufficient quantitative information available; 69 (2 studies). Comments: Due to the different sealant materials, data reporting (split-mouth studies reported as parallel-group) and the very low number of tooth…
2 studies · 69 participants
Low