Pulp exposure during caries removal · Children with dentine caries in primary and permanent teeth
Partial caries removal was reported to reduce pulp-exposure risk by 77% versus complete caries removal (RR 0.23; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.23 [0.08, 0.69]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Gaseous ozone showed no clear difference in presence of dry socket compared with placebo or control; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Artemisia desertorum spreng (Shahaosan) showed no clear difference in presence of dry socket compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Pulp exposure during caries removal · Children (3-11 years) with symptomless, vital dentine caries in primary molars
Partial caries removal reduced the reported risk of pulp exposure versus complete caries removal in primary teeth (RR 0.24; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.24 [0.06, 0.90]
262 participants
GRADE not reported
Success rate (radiographically‐assessed healing of cyst healing based on the Neer/Cole rating system) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
1 finding from 1 review
Pain · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of treatment (days) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
Metronidazole (intrasocket) led to lower duration of treatment (days) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Restoration survival · Children with occlusoproximal caries in primary teeth
Multiple reviews reported similar restoration survival for ART versus conventional restorations in occlusoproximal cavities (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Discomfort during treatment · Children (3-10 years) with dentine caries in primary molars
The reported estimate for treatment discomfort with the Hall Technique versus conventional restorations was inconclusive (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.67 [0.65, 4.25]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Healing of MRONJ · People with established (manifest) MRONJ
It is very uncertain whether autofluorescence-guided bone surgery changes healing of MRONJ compared with conventional bone surgery (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Povidone iodine 1% led to lower presence of dry socket compared with control; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Success or failure of restoration (as defined by the USPHS criteria) · Children with carious primary teeth
ART with high-viscosity GIC and amalgam had similar class I restoration success at 24 months (ungraded).
2 findings from 1 review
RR 1.07 [0.91, 1.27]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
RR 0.93 [0.83, 1.06]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Pain (VAS cm) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
Plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) showed no clear difference in pain (VAS cm) compared with alvogyl; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)
Recombinant bovine fibroblast growth factor gel led to lower presence of dry socket compared with control; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Time to initial pain relief (minutes) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
Neocone led to lower time to initial pain relief (minutes) compared with zinc oxide eugenol; GRADE not reported.
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
Pain (VAS) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction
1 finding from 1 review
Restoration survival · Children with decayed primary molar teeth
Single-surface ART/HVGIC restorations had high reported survival (86% at 3 years), significantly higher than multi-surface restorations (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Survival rate (%) 86
9 studies
GRADE not reported