Caries increment in permanent teeth · Children or adolescents
The NMR reported a difference between fluoride in dentifrice and placebo at every displayed randomisation year; no GRADE assessment was reported.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Caries increment in permanent teeth · Children or adolescents
The NMR reported a difference between fluoride in dentifrice and no treatment at every displayed randomisation year; no GRADE assessment was reported.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Mature permanent teeth with irreversible pulpitis and carious pulp exposure (treated with full pulpotomy)
Platelet-rich fibrin and calcium hydroxide showed no significant difference in success (ungraded; effect size not reported).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Patients with carious pulp exposure in immature permanent teeth undergoing pulpotomy
The two trials of PRF versus MTA for success gave contradictory results and were not pooled (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative pain (mean) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Piezoelectric bone removal led to lower postoperative pain (mean) compared with conventional rotary handpiece; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Trismus / maximum mouth opening (mean) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Piezoelectric bone removal led to higher trismus / maximum mouth opening (mean) compared with conventional rotary handpiece; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Implant failure · Adults with missing teeth who received osseointegrated root-formed oral implants, functionally loaded and followed for at least 1 year
WINSIX cylindrical implants showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with WINSIX tapered implants; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Implant failure · Adults with missing teeth who received osseointegrated root-formed oral implants, functionally loaded and followed for at least 1 year
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Ferric sulphate/MTA pulpotomy showed no clear difference in clinical failure compared with zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE) pulpectomy; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
Ferric sulphate/MTA pulpotomy showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE) pulpectomy; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Cleaning/treatment time · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
1 finding from 1 review
Side effects (pain) · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
1 finding from 1 review
Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
Phosphoric etching (acid) gel showed no clear difference in change in probing pocket depth compared with mechanical debridement and polishing; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
Phosphoric etching (acid) gel showed no clear difference in plaque compared with mechanical debridement and polishing; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Patients with carious pulp exposure in permanent teeth undergoing pulpotomy
MTA and CEM performed comparably for clinical and radiographic success (2 RCTs, not pooled; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
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
Swelling (mean) · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative pain · People requiring retreatment of periapical lesions (failed root canal therapy)
1 finding from 1 review
Sensitivity for detection of enamel caries · Asymptomatic children or adults suspected of enamel caries (clinical studies); extracted teeth (in vitro studies)
Electrical conductance or impedance had a summary sensitivity of 0.83 (95% CrI 0.66, 0.92) for detecting enamel caries; low certainty.
1 finding from 1 review
Specificity for detection of enamel caries · Asymptomatic children or adults suspected of enamel caries (clinical studies); extracted teeth (in vitro studies)
Electrical conductance or impedance had a summary specificity of 0.72 (95% CrI 0.44, 0.89) for detecting enamel caries; low certainty.
1 finding from 1 review