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Clinical attachment loss (CAL) in OC cases vs controls · Adults in case-control studies (oral cancer patients vs healthy controls) · Not specified, CAL (clinical attachment loss)

Pain at 7 days · Adults with symptomatic apical periodontitis (no signs of spreading infection or systemic involvement) · 7 days

Bracket failure · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment · During orthodontic treatment

Discomfort · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)

Dental caries (early childhood caries) · Narrative single study (Ganesh 2022): BF at beginning of sleep

Dental caries experience (prevalence) · Nigerian individuals, including children and adults, with primary or permanent dentition · Overall (all dentitions pooled)

Early childhood caries (ECC) prevalence (%, dmft>0) · Children younger than 71 months (under 6 years) · GNI $20000-$39999

Dental caries in children · Children of mothers assessed for smoking status during pregnancy (early childhood dental caries) · Exposure during pregnancy; caries assessed in early childhood, Dental examination: Parent-reported dental caries

Dental caries in children · Children of mothers assessed for smoking status during pregnancy (early childhood dental caries) · Exposure during pregnancy; caries assessed in early childhood, Dental examination: Clinical oral examinations

Bacterial adhesion · Streptococcus mutans cultures and biofilms

Mother caries (dmfs increment) · For interventions, pregnant women and mothers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes, children up to 6…

Endodontic flare-up · Adults with a symptomatic necrotic tooth or localised acute apical abscess (no signs of spreading infection or… · 3 days

Incidence of new white spot lesions (WSLs) · High caries-risk patients: fixed-orthodontic-appliance patients and children with partially erupted permanent molars · 3 to 18 months follow-up

Early childhood caries (ECC) prevalence (%, dmft>0) · Children younger than 71 months (under 6 years) · GNI <$5000

Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Mixed root maturation (both mature and immature teeth)

Time to alignment · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)

Specificity for dental caries diagnosis · Children and adults with primary or permanent dentition · Overall

Enamel demineralization (DIAGNOdent score) · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment · 1 to 6 months after bonding

Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries · Recessive model (TT vs TC+CC), Primary dentition

Change in bleeding on probing (BOP) · Adults (> 18 years) with peri-implant mucositis, receiving active treatment · 3 months (change from baseline)

Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries · Over-dominant model (CC+TT vs CT)

Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries · Allelic model (A vs G)

Primary caries prevention · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)

Difficulty in swallowing (participant-reported proxy) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) · 3 to 6 months

Early childhood caries experience (mean dmft) · Children younger than 71 months (under 6 years) · Life expectancy: >80 years

Participant satisfaction or quality of life · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) · Short term (1 month), Mixed TMD

Fluorosis (percentage prevalence in permanent teeth) · Children exposed to topical fluoride when under 6 years old; fluorosis assessed in permanent teeth at 6 to 18 years · Fluorosis assessed when most permanent teeth of interest had erupted (6 to 18 years)

Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) · 3 to 6 months

Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries · Over-dominant model (TT+CC vs TC), Caucasian ethnicity

Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) · 3 to 6 months

Dental caries (prevalence) · Adults · Moderate periodontitis

Dental caries (prevalence) · Adults · Mild periodontitis

Muscle pain at rest · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) · Short term (mean 2 months), Myofascial pain TMD

Dental caries in children · Children of mothers assessed for smoking status during pregnancy (early childhood dental caries) · Exposure during pregnancy; caries assessed in early childhood, Dental examination: Visual examination

Range of mandibular motion · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) · Short term (3 months), Disc displacement with reduction (DDwR)

Root resorption · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)

Muscle pain at rest · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)

Enamel acid resistance (cross-sectional microhardness) · Human enamel in pits and fissures (in situ / ex vivo)

dmfs index score · For interventions, pregnant women, mothers or other caregivers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes,…

Dental caries in children · Children aged 4 to 6 years whose mothers' prenatal vitamin D status was assessed · Prenatal exposure; dental caries at 4 to 6 years, Children's age subgroup: 4 to 6 years

Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) · More than 6 months

Antioxidant capacity · Streptococcus mutans cultures and biofilms

Dental caries, prevalence · Primary school children in Ethiopia · Overall (all included studies)

Dental pain or sensitivity · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)

Caries arrestment at the tooth level · Children and adults with active dental caries (aged 1-50; mostly preschool/school children with primary dentition) · 6 to 12 months, SDF vs ART(GIC)

Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) · Less than 3 months

Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) · 3 to 6 months

Swelling at 7 days · Adults with a symptomatic necrotic tooth or localised acute apical abscess (no signs of spreading infection or… · 7 days

Aesthetics · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions) · 24 months, Children

Adverse effects · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions) · 24 to 30 months, Children