Pulpal inflammation or necrosis · Children, adolescents and adults with caries in deciduous and permanent teeth (age 3.5 to 84 years)
It is very uncertain whether laser (Er:YAG, Er,Cr:YSGG, or Nd:YAG) changes pulpal inflammation or necrosis compared with conventional mechanical caries removal (standard drill; handpiece… (very low certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
Healing of osteonecrosis - healed ('healed' vs 'improved', 'unchanged' or 'worse') · People with BRONJ (mean age ~66 years; most treated with bisphosphonates for cancer (multiple myeloma, breast cancer) or osteoporosis)
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy plus standard care (surgery, antibiotics,… showed no clear difference in healing of osteonecrosis - healed ('healed' vs 'improved',… compared with standard care alone (surgery, antibiotics, oral rinse); GRADE not reported.
5 findings from 1 review
RR 1.56 [0.77, 3.18]
1 study · 46 participants
GRADE not reported
RR 1.00 [0.25, 4.00]
1 study · 18 participants
GRADE not reported
RR 0.95 [0.44, 2.04]
1 study · 40 participants
GRADE not reported
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Anxiety · Children and adolescents aged up to 17 years having dental treatment (orthodontic treatment, fillings, pulp treatment, or tooth…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events: Clinically important specific adverse events · People with serious mental illness (all included participants had schizophrenia); majority aged 18 to 65 years per NIMH 1987, or with…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · Children up to 13 years of age, undergoing cleft lip repair surgery
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of respiratory diseases and pneumonia · Nursing home residents (mean age 78.3 to 86.0 years; more than 66% women; 62.1% to 87.3% with dental prostheses)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Daytime symptom: thirstiness in the morning (questionnaire) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
Oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance showed no clear difference in daytime symptom: thirstiness in the morning (questionnaire) compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Signs and symptoms of atypical swallowing and speech production disturbances · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · Children up to 13 years of age, undergoing cleft lip repair surgery
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Pain measured by valid instruments (mean postoperative pain score) · Children up to 13 years of age, undergoing cleft lip repair surgery
It is very uncertain whether perioperative infraorbital nerve block changes pain measured by valid instruments (mean postoperative pain score) compared with intravenous analgesia (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Need for analgesic prescription for pain (supplemental analgesic requirements) · Children up to 13 years of age, undergoing cleft lip repair surgery
It is very uncertain whether perioperative infraorbital nerve block changes need for analgesic prescription for pain (supplemental analgesic… compared with infiltration of the incision (peri-incisional infiltration) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life: Chronic pain · People with serious mental illness (all included participants had schizophrenia); majority aged 18 to 65 years per NIMH 1987, or with…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Reduction of apnoea episodes (apnoea-hypopnoea index) · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
It is very uncertain whether oral appliance or functional orthopaedic appliance changes reduction of apnoea episodes (apnoea-hypopnoea index) compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Analgesia durationTime duration from the end of surgery to the time of first analgesic consumption. Scale from: 0 to 100. · Children up to 13 years of age, undergoing cleft lip repair surgery
1 finding from 1 review
Development of carious lesions on sealed occlusal pits and fissures · Children with fully erupted permanent first molar teeth (mean age about 6 to 8 years)
At 48 months, no statistically significant difference was found between HVGIC and resin-based sealants (RR 0.62, 95% CI 0.31 to 1.21); evidence ungraded and at high risk of bias.
4 findings from 1 review
RR 0.62 [0.31, 1.21]
2 studies · 1007 evaluated sealed teeth participants
GRADE not reported
RR 0.29 [0.09, 0.95]
2 studies · 205 evaluated sealed teeth participants
GRADE not reported
RR 0.90 [0.49, 1.67]
3 studies · 600 evaluated sealed teeth participants
GRADE not reported
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Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence in primary teeth (cavitated lesions) · Children aged 5-6 years in Latin America and the Caribbean
In other Latin American/Caribbean countries, pooled primary-teeth caries prevalence was 70% (95% CI 59-79%), significantly higher than Brazil (p=0.002); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Service use: Emergency medical/dental treatment · People with serious mental illness (all included participants had schizophrenia); majority aged 18 to 65 years per NIMH 1987, or with…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence in permanent teeth (cavitated lesions) · Children aged 11-13 years in Latin America and the Caribbean
In other Latin American/Caribbean countries, pooled permanent-teeth caries prevalence was 64% (95% CI 45-79%), not significantly different from Brazil (p=0.42); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health · Nursing home residents (mean age 78.3 to 86.0 years; more than 66% women; 62.1% to 87.3% with dental prostheses)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
SoF row 'Oral health': Illustrative risks -, relative effect -, participants/studies -, quality -; Comment: Outcome not reported. Not measured in any included study.
0 studies
No studies found
Intraoperative pain · Children and adolescents aged up to 17 years having dental treatment (orthodontic treatment, fillings, pulp treatment, or tooth…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review