Patient preference · Adults seeking treatment for the symptom of dry mouth (xerostomia) due to any cause (e.g. medication, Sjogren's syndrome, radiotherapy,…
1 finding from 1 review
Patient preference for active sprays vs placebo nearly attained significance (Chi2 7.259, df=3; P = 0.064); 15/43 participants expressed no desire to continue any spray after the trial.
1 study · 43 participants
GRADE not reported
Patient preference · Adults seeking treatment for the symptom of dry mouth (xerostomia) due to any cause (e.g. medication, Sjogren's syndrome, radiotherapy,…
1 finding from 1 review
Patient preference · Adults seeking treatment for the symptom of dry mouth (xerostomia) due to any cause (e.g. medication, Sjogren's syndrome, radiotherapy,…
1 finding from 1 review
Patient preference / acceptance of treatment · Children aged 10 to 16 years undergoing orthodontic extractions (Braithwaite 2005)
1 finding from 1 review
Present pain of TMD (VAS) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…
Topical capsaicin (0.025% cream) showed no clear difference in present pain of TMD (VAS) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Increase in volume of more than 10% compared to the pretreatment measurement · Patients with histologically confirmed CGCG in one or both jaws and normal serum calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels
Calcitonin (salmon calcitonin nasal spray 200 IU/day) showed no clear difference in increase in volume of more than 10% compared to the pretreatment… compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient preference · Patients with atrophic posterior mandibles (5 to 7 mm above the mandibular canal) needing implants
Inlay autogenous bone graft (iliac crest) led to lower patient preference compared with inlay bone substitute (Bio-Oss block); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient preference including aesthetics (split-mouth studies only) · People with dental implants
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Instrumental assessment: nasalance score (nasometry and pressure-flow measure) · Children or adolescents aged 3 years or older with velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) associated with non-syndromic submucous cleft palate
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical success (absence of periapical pathology, tenderness to pressure and fistula formation) at 24 months · Adults with asymptomatic teeth with vital carious pulp exposures
1 finding from 1 review
Hodosh 2003 (Analysis 3.1): all 18 patients receiving KNO3/DMI/PCa responded favourably (0/18 developed clinical symptoms) versus 9/17 in the KNO3/PCa group; symptomatic teeth required endodontic therapy or extraction.…
1 study · 35 participants
GRADE not reported
Preference (device preferred by participants) · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical success (absence of periapical pathology, tenderness to pressure and fistula formation) at 24 months · Adults with asymptomatic teeth with vital carious pulp exposures
1 finding from 1 review
Hodosh 2003 (Analysis 3.1): all 18 patients receiving KNO3/DMI/PCa responded favourably (0/18 developed clinical symptoms) versus 10/12 in the PCa group. "The results in groups two and three were statistically…
1 study · 30 participants
GRADE not reported
Preference (device preferred by participants) · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical success (absence of periapical pathology, tenderness to pressure and fistula formation) at 24 months · Adults with asymptomatic teeth with vital carious pulp exposures
1 finding from 1 review
Hodosh 2003 (Analysis 3.1): 9/17 in the KNO3/PCa group and 10/12 in the PCa group developed clinical symptoms requiring endodontic therapy or extraction. No significance test reported for this specific contrast; no…
1 study · 29 participants
GRADE not reported
Self-expressed (perceived) or organoleptic (human nose) assessment of halitosis · Adults (over 18 years) with a clinical or self-assessed diagnosis of halitosis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient perceived satisfaction (denture preference) · Edentulous adult patients requiring complete dentures
Lingualised teeth (maxillary anatomic + mandibular non-anatomic;… led to higher patient perceived satisfaction (denture preference) compared with zero-degree teeth (non-anatomic, cuspless); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Depressive symptoms · Patients with pain dysfunction syndrome (PDS) of all degrees of severity
Stabilisation splint (SS) led to lower depression (CES-D, POMS) compared with minimal/no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD -3.90 [-6.29, -1.52]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Depressive symptoms · Patients with pain dysfunction syndrome (PDS) of all degrees of severity
Stabilisation splint (SS) led to higher depression (CES-D, POMS) compared with biofeedback/stress management; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
MD 5.50 [1.49, 9.51]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Caries arrestment at the individual (patient) level · Children and adults with active dental caries (aged 1-50; mostly preschool/school children with primary dentition)
Compared with other caries-management methods, SDF may increase caries arrestment at the individual level, but the pooled estimate is very imprecise (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caries arrestment at the individual (patient) level · Children and adults with active dental caries (aged 1-50; mostly preschool/school children with primary dentition)
In one trial, SDF greatly increased individual-level caries arrestment versus ART/glass ionomer cement (OR 18.03); this subgroup was not separately GRADE-rated.
1 finding from 1 review