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3,584 questions · 3,695 findings · 567 reviews

No studies found 784 · 21.2%GRADE not reported 308 · 8.3%Very low 1,036 · 28%Low 971 · 26.3%Moderate 440 · 11.9%High 156 · 4.2%

Rubber/elastomeric cleaning stick plus toothbrushing vs Interdental brushing plus toothbrushing

Periodontitis (probing pocket depth) · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
1 finding from 1 review

Triclosan/copolymer-containing fluoride toothpaste vs Sodium fluoride (control) toothpaste

Adverse events · Adolescents and adults aged over 16 years with clinical or self-assessed halitosis of oral origin; excluding induced or physiological…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review
  • Interventions for managing halitosis 2019 · Cochrane All outcomes
    mean 1 week
    Adverse events: listed in the Summary of findings table but no data reported. No data were reported for adverse events.
    0 studies
    No studies found

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) following extractions vs penicillin G

Incidence of ORN · Adults with head and neck cancer undergoing curative or adjuvant radiotherapy (at risk of osteoradionecrosis of the jaws)

It is very uncertain whether hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) following extractions changes incidence of ORN compared with perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (penicillin G) following… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) following extractions vs penicillin G

Adverse effects · Adults with head and neck cancer undergoing curative or adjuvant radiotherapy (at risk of osteoradionecrosis of the jaws)
1 finding from 1 review

Ferric sulphate (FS) + mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) vs Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA)

Outcome not reported · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth
1 finding from 1 review
  • Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
    mean 22 months
    Assessed pain, soft tissue pathology, mobility, radiolucency, root resorption, pulp canal obliteration (Doyle 2010); no clinical/radiological failure outcome; no significant differences
    1 study · 130 participants
    GRADE not reported

Visual classification: ERK (Ekstrand-Ricketts-Kidd system) vs Reference standard (histology, excavation, radiographs/microCT, or tooth separation)

Specificity for detection of enamel caries · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted teeth of children or…
1 finding from 1 review

Visual classification: ERK (Ekstrand-Ricketts-Kidd system) vs Reference standard (histology, excavation, radiographs/microCT, or tooth separation)

Sensitivity for detection of enamel caries · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted teeth of children or…
1 finding from 1 review

Treatment of UI after radical: electric or magnetic energy vs no treatment

Number of incontinent men ‐ after 12 months · Patients with postprostatectomy UI

Treatment of UI after radical: electric or magnetic energy probably leads to lower number of incontinent men ‐ after 12 months compared with no treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ferric sulphate (FS)/zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE) pulpotomy vs Sedanol (ZOE) pulpectomy

Radiological failure · Children with extensive decay involving the dental pulp in primary teeth

Ferric sulphate (FS)/zinc oxide and eugenol (ZOE) pulpotomy showed no clear difference in radiological failure compared with sedanol (ZOE) pulpectomy; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Dietary supplements (hypericum perforatum / St John's Wort) vs placebo

Relief of burning/discomfort (symptom relief; pain intensity) · People with primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms
1 finding from 1 review
  • Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
    short-term (up to 3 months) · hypericum perforatum
    Hypericum perforatum extract (Sardella 2008, the only low-risk-of-bias study) contributes to the dietary supplements short-term symptom-relief comparison (insufficient/contradictory); no separate estimate reported.
    1 study · 43 participants
    GRADE not reported

Dietary supplements (hypericum perforatum / St John's Wort) vs placebo

QoL · People with primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms
1 finding from 1 review
  • Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
    short-term (up to 3 months) · hypericum perforatum
    Sardella 2008 (43 participants) evaluated QoL from patient self-reports and narratively indicated that both intervention and placebo participants were better able to cope at trial completion.
    1 study · 43 participants
    GRADE not reported