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1,085 questions · 1,232 findings · 66 reviews · All outcomes

No studies found 218 · 17.7%GRADE not reported 745 · 60.5%Very low 179 · 14.5%Low 65 · 5.3%Moderate 25 · 2%High 0 · 0%

Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), higher dose (1260 to 12,600 micrograms) vs Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), lower dose (12.6 to 126 micrograms)

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

Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF; palifermin or repifermin), intravenous vs Chlorhexidine mouthwash

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

Intestinal trefoil factor (ITF), lower dose (336 mg) vs Intestinal trefoil factor (ITF), higher dose (2688 mg)

Oral mucositis (any severity) · Adults receiving chemotherapy alone for colorectal cancer
1 finding from 1 review

Erythropoietin mouthwash vs placebo

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

Erythropoietin mouthwash vs placebo

Number of days in hospital · Adults receiving bone marrow/stem cell transplantation after conditioning therapy for haematological cancers

Erythropoietin mouthwash showed no clear difference in number of days in hospital compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Intestinal trefoil factor (ITF), oral spray vs placebo

Oral mucositis (severe) · Adults receiving chemotherapy alone for colorectal cancer

Intestinal trefoil factor (ITF), oral spray showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (severe) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Intermediate restorative material (IRM) root-end filling vs SuperEBA

Healing - 1 year or longer · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)

It is very uncertain whether intermediate restorative material (IRM) root-end filling changes healing - 1 year or longer compared with superEBA (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Papilla base incision (PBI) vs Complete papilla mobilisation (sulcular incision)

Postoperative pain (VAS 0-100) - 3 days · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)

Papilla base incision (PBI) led to lower postoperative pain (VAS 0-100) - 3 days compared with complete papilla mobilisation (sulcular incision); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) graft vs No grafting

Radiographic healing - 1 year · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)
1 finding from 1 review
  • Angerame 2015 (7 test, 4 control): no significant difference in healing of the lesion at 1 year; significant difference only at 2- and 3-month follow-up. Small preliminary study; no robust pooled analysis.
    1 study · 11 participants
    GRADE not reported

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) preoperative evaluation vs Conventional periapical radiography

Healing - 1 year · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)

It is very uncertain whether cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) preoperative evaluation changes healing - 1 year compared with conventional periapical radiography (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) root-end filling vs Intermediate restorative material (IRM)

Prevalence of pain - 1 day · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) root-end filling showed no clear difference in prevalence of pain - 1 day compared with intermediate restorative material (IRM) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Papilla base incision (PBI) vs Complete papilla mobilisation (sulcular incision)

Postoperative pain (VAS 0-100) - 2 days · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)

Papilla base incision (PBI) showed no clear difference in postoperative pain (VAS 0-100) - 2 days compared with complete papilla mobilisation (sulcular incision); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Papilla base incision (PBI) vs Complete papilla mobilisation (sulcular incision)

Postoperative pain (VAS 0-100) - 1 day · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)

It is very uncertain whether papilla base incision (PBI) changes postoperative pain (VAS 0-100) - 1 day compared with complete papilla mobilisation (sulcular incision) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative antibiotics vs placebo

Occurrence of postoperative infection - 4 weeks · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)

It is very uncertain whether preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis changes occurrence of postoperative infection - 4 weeks compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) root-end filling vs Intermediate restorative material (IRM)

Healing rate · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)

Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) root-end filling showed no clear difference in healing - 2 years compared with intermediate restorative material (IRM); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Papilla base incision (PBI) vs Complete papilla mobilisation (sulcular incision)

Height loss of interdental papilla - 1 year · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)

It is very uncertain whether papilla base incision (PBI) changes height loss of interdental papilla - 1 year compared with complete papilla mobilisation (sulcular incision) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review