Search review questions

Psychological distress at follow-up · People aged 12 years and over with painful TMD lasting 3 months or longer · Follow-up

Clinical and radiographic success rate (>=6 months) · Human permanent teeth with irreversible pulpitis due to carious pulp exposure · >=6 months, Pulp capping material: MTA vs CEM

Caries prevalence · European adolescents aged 12 years · Exact age

Gingival index (GI) · People with diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2, mostly type 2) and periodontitis, at least 16 years of age · 3-4 months

Caries prevalence · European adolescents aged 12–19 years · Region: Scandinavian

Caries experience in the primary dentition (dmft/dmfs/dfs/deft/ds; pooled as standardized mean difference) · Children in the primary dentition with non-syndromic cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) and comparable children without CL/P · Primary and mixed dentition

Specificity for detecting enamel caries · Asymptomatic children or adults suspected of enamel caries (clinical studies); extracted teeth (in vitro studies) · Analysis 2: network meta-analysis (all studies evaluating >=2 index tests)

Adverse events · People aged 12 years and over with painful TMD lasting 3 months or longer

Reduction in level of contamination by particles >5 um (droplets) at <2 m from patient's oral cavity · Dental patients undergoing aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) and the dental healthcare providers treating them · tempered CHX vs cold CPC; operator level

HIV-related oral lesions · Children living with HIV receiving ART · CD4+ T-cell count below 250 cells/mm3

Immediate bond strength (MPa) · Dental adhesives/resin composite bonded to dentin (in vitro), sound or caries-affected · Immediate bond strength, Overall (all dentin conditions and rinsing protocols)

Oral hygiene measured by mean gingival scores · Primary school children (aged 3-16 years) attending primary school in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) · Post-intervention; follow-up varied across studies (interventions ranged from <2 years to >=2 years and longer)

Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Country: Libya

Reduction in level of contamination by particles >5 um (droplets) at <2 m from patient's oral cavity · Dental patients undergoing aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) and the dental healthcare providers treating them · pharynx level (patient level; not analysed)

Dental caries measured by DMFT scores · Primary school children (aged 3-16 years) attending primary school in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) · Post-intervention; follow-up varied across studies (interventions ranged from <2 years to >=2 years and longer), Age 6-8 years

Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Setting: Urban

Adverse events due to periodontal therapy · People with periodontitis and metabolic syndrome (no CVD; primary prevention) · 12 months

Specificity for detecting enamel caries · Asymptomatic children or adults suspected of enamel caries (clinical studies); extracted teeth (in vitro studies) · Analysis 1: fully within-person comparison (studies evaluating >=3 index tests)

Exposed bone (present versus absent) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction · Day 7 (also day 3)

Postoperative pain in the immediate postobturation period (up to 72 hours) · People aged 10 years or above requiring root canal treatment; permanent teeth with completely formed apex and without… · Up to 72 hours postobturation

Caries detection accuracy in unrestored molars and premolars · Dental images of human beings · Duong et al., 2021; support vector machine

Recurrent caries (crowns free of recurrent caries) · Children with primary (deciduous) teeth requiring full-coverage crown restoration · 6 months

Reduction in level of contamination by particles >5 um (droplets) at <2 m from patient's oral cavity · Dental patients undergoing aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) and the dental healthcare providers treating them · operator level

Contribution of dental care products to total daily fluoride intake (TDFI), by tap-water fluoride level · Adults using fluoride-containing dental care products (two included studies [28,47]; aged 20-35) · Habitual daily intake, Poor-fluoridated tap water (<0.3 mg/L)

Tooth extraction due to endodontic problems · People aged 10 years or above requiring root canal treatment; permanent teeth with completely formed apex and without…

Acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

Restoration failure · Children with carious primary teeth · 1 year, Class II

Specificity for detecting enamel caries · Asymptomatic children or adults suspected of enamel caries (clinical studies); extracted teeth (in vitro studies) · Analysis 2: network meta-analysis (all studies evaluating >=2 index tests)

Pain (VAS) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction

Difference in summary sensitivity (NMA, Analysis 2) · Imaging vs Transillumination

Rate of complications and side effects of the intervention · People with cancer treated with intravenous bisphosphonates undergoing dental extractions (at risk of MRONJ) · 24 to 60 months

Dental caries measured by net increment in DMFS scores · Primary school children (aged 3-16 years) attending primary school in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) · Post-intervention; follow-up varied across studies (interventions ranged from <2 years to >=2 years and longer), Intervention type: oral health education

Recurrent oral ulcerations (WHO clinical stage 2) · Children and adolescents (<18 years) · Cross-sectional (case-control; single time point)

HbA1c (glycated haemoglobin), change · People with diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2, mostly type 2) and periodontitis, at least 16 years of age · 3-4 months

Restoration failure · Children with carious primary teeth · 1.5 years

Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · Adults with a clinical diagnosis of (chronic) periodontitis (1999 classification); studies of aggressive… · 6 to 8 months (SoF); similar at 3 to 4 months

Caries distribution (individual/tooth/surface level) · European adolescents aged 12–19 years

Periodontal disease (gingivitis/periodontitis) · Children and adolescents (<18 years) · Cross-sectional (case-control; single time point)

Oral candidiasis prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH) · After vs before cART (within-person), post-cART vs pre-cART

Food purchasing · Vote counting by direction of effect; unclear association of public health harm

Time to complete resolution of pain (days) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction · Complete resolution of pain

Adverse events such as transient discolouration, altered taste, allergic reaction, hypersensitivity · Dental patients undergoing aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs)

Dental caries prevalence measured by dmft or DMFT/S score greater than one · Primary school children (aged 3-16 years) attending primary school in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) · Post-intervention; follow-up varied across studies (interventions ranged from <2 years to >=2 years and longer)

Time to complete resolution of pain (days) · Adults (>18 years) with established dry socket following permanent tooth extraction · Complete resolution of pain

Incidence of infection of dental healthcare providers · Dental patients undergoing aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs)

All cardiovascular events · People with periodontitis and metabolic syndrome (no CVD; primary prevention) · 12 months

Healing of MRONJ (resolution of lesions) · People with established (manifest) MRONJ · 52 weeks

Dental caries (association with high SES) · Children (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries · High SES

Caries experience · European adolescents aged 13 years · Exact age

Dental caries measured by net increment in DMFS scores · Primary school children (aged 3-16 years) attending primary school in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) · Post-intervention; follow-up varied across studies (interventions ranged from <2 years to >=2 years and longer), WHO health-promoting-schools framework