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4,703 questions · 15,007 findings · 1,416 reviews

No studies found 2,881 · 19.2%GRADE not reported 1,551 · 10.3%Very low 3,111 · 20.7%Low 3,881 · 25.9%Moderate 2,669 · 17.8%High 914 · 6.1%

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Ibuprofen vs placebo

Adverse events (reported in the first 7 days after the procedure) · children with acute postoperative pain

Ibuprofen showed no clear difference in adverse events (reported in the first 7 days after the procedure) compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ibuprofen vs placebo

Serious adverse events, defined as any medical event at any dose that results in death, is life‐threatening, requires hospitalisation (or prolongation of existing hospitalisation) or results in permanent damage or disability (FDA 2016) · children with acute postoperative pain

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

SGLT2 inhibitors vs placebo

Hypoglycaemia requiring third‐party assistance median · people with diabetes and CKD

Sodium‐glucose co‐transporter protein 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors leads to lower hypoglycaemia requiring third‐party assistance median compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Probiotics vs placebo or control

Dental caries in children · Children and/or adolescents (<18 years) without background systemic disease

Probiotics probably make little to no difference to the number of dental caries versus control (MD -0.24 carious pieces, 95%CI -0.72 to 0.23; low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) vs placebo control

Caries arrestment at the individual (patient) level · Children and adults with active dental caries (aged 1-50; mostly preschool/school children with primary dentition)

Pooling two trials, SDF markedly increased individual-level caries arrestment versus placebo (OR 18.10; ungraded subgroup).

1 finding from 1 review

Intralesional betamethasone vs placebo

Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
1 finding from 1 review
  • Goel 2015 (3-arm: intralesional betamethasone vs lycopene vs placebo, 90 per arm): appeared to show increased interincisal distance in both intervention groups vs placebo, but only between-group differences with no…
    1 study · 180 participants
    GRADE not reported

Single preoperative dose of systemic antibiotics (clindamycin 600 mg), total chemo-mechanical debridement and root filling vs Matched placebo, total chemo-mechanical debridement and root filling

Pain at 72 hours · Adults with symptomatic apical periodontitis (no signs of spreading infection or systemic involvement)
1 finding from 1 review

Occlusal splint vs No treatment or placebo (non-occlusal or transparent-foil placebo splint)

Range of mandibular motion · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)

Occlusal splint showed no clear difference in range of mandibular motion compared with no treatment or placebo (non-occlusal or transparent-foil placebo…; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic antibiotics without surgical intervention (with or without analgesics) vs Matched placebo without surgical intervention (with or without analgesics)

Outcome not reported · Adults with symptomatic apical periodontitis or acute apical abscess

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review