Plaque · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
Interdental brushing plus toothbrushing showed no clear difference in plaque (plaque indices; standardised across indices) compared with flossing plus toothbrushing (low certainty).
Bad breath (halitosis) · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral cancer incidence · Apparently healthy adults aged 35 years or older (general population), living in 13 clusters in rural areas of Trivandrum city, Kerala,…
Visual screening (oral visual inspection) by trained health workers showed no clear difference in oral cancer incidence compared with no screening; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Gingivitis · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
It is very uncertain whether interdental brushing plus toothbrushing changes gingivitis (Loe-Silness gingival index, interproximal; scale 0 to 4) compared with toothbrushing alone (very low certainty).
Quality of life · Apparently healthy adults aged 35 years or older (general population), living in 13 clusters in rural areas of Trivandrum city, Kerala,…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Test performance (sensitivity and specificity) · Apparently healthy adults aged 35 years or older (general population), living in 13 clusters in rural areas of Trivandrum city, Kerala,…
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Asthma symptoms measured using various techniques. · patients with asthma aged eight years or older
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Quality of life Measured using various scales. · patients with asthma aged eight years or older
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Exercise tolerance Measured using 6MWD · patients with asthma aged eight years or older
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
PEFR L/min · patients with asthma aged eight years or older
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
VEmax · patients with asthma aged eight years or older
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
VOmax · patients with asthma aged eight years or older
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
HRmax bpm · patients with asthma aged eight years or older
1 finding from 1 review
Outcomes · Studies recruited adults and adolescents aged 12 and older with chronic asthma
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Exacerbations needing hospitalisation · Studies recruited adults and adolescents aged 12 and older with chronic asthma
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids ‐ adults · Studies recruited adults and adolescents aged 12 and older with chronic asthma
SiT for maintenance/relief leads to lower patients with exacerbations requiring oral steroids compared with higher‐dose ICS/LABA + SABA (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.75 [0.65, 0.87]
9096 participants
High
Patients with serious adverse events · Studies recruited adults and adolescents aged 12 and older with chronic asthma
SiT for maintenance/relief showed no clear difference in patients with serious adverse events compared with higher‐dose ICS/LABA + SABA (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.92 [0.74, 1.13]
9130 participants
Moderate
Patients with severe exacerbations (requiring hospitalisation or ER visit) · Studies recruited adults and adolescents aged 12 and older with chronic asthma
SiT for maintenance/relief leads to lower patients with severe exacerbations (requiring hospitalisation or ER… compared with higher‐dose ICS/LABA + SABA (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.72 [0.57, 0.9]
7768 participants
High