Restoration of sexual activity · People of any age with erosive lichen planus affecting the oral, anogenital, and/or oesophageal regions
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Reduction in number of flares · People of any age with erosive lichen planus affecting the oral, anogenital, and/or oesophageal regions
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Reduction in severity of flares · People of any age with erosive lichen planus affecting the oral, anogenital, and/or oesophageal regions
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Number of paracetamol (acetaminophen) with codeine tablets required · Adults with a symptomatic necrotic tooth or localised acute apical abscess (no signs of spreading infection or systemic involvement)
Postoperative systemic antibiotics… showed no clear difference in number of paracetamol (acetaminophen) with codeine tablets required compared with matched placebo, partial or total chemo-mechanical debridement and…; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Lightness/brightness change of white spot lesion (luminosity L*, T0 to T1) · Patients with post-orthodontic white spot lesions and permanent dentition
ICON resin infiltration showed no statistically significant change in lightness/brightness of post-orthodontic white spot lesions at 6 months (pooled Cohen's d/SMD -0.001, 95% CI -0.23 to 0.23; 3 studies, 330 teeth; I2=97%); not GRADE-rated.
1 finding from 1 review
Fibrinogen · People with periodontitis and metabolic syndrome (no CVD; primary prevention)
1 finding from 1 review
Total number of paracetamol (acetaminophen) with codeine (Tylenol) tablets · Adults over 18 years presenting with a single tooth with a clinical diagnosis of irreversible pulpitis
Systemic antibiotic (oral penicillin 500 mg) plus analgesic showed no clear difference in total number of paracetamol (acetaminophen) with codeine (Tylenol)… compared with placebo plus analgesic (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Signs and symptoms of respiratory disease · Children with obstructive sleep apnoea (aged 15 years or younger)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Number of (minor aphthous) oral ulcers · People with Behcet's disease with a history of recurrent oral aphthous-type (RAS-type) ulcers diagnosed clinically; primary care
1 finding from 1 review
Hamuryudan 1998 (thalidomide 100 mg or 300 mg daily vs placebo, 101 male patients; high risk of reporting bias): a significant effect on mean numbers of minor oral ulcers was reported from week 4 in both thalidomide…
1 study · 101 participants
GRADE not reported
Participant‐reported pain relief of 50% or greater · Patients with pain after surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth (third molars) requiring bone removal or with baseline moderate to severe…
Ibuprofen (single postoperative oral dose; 200 mg to 512 mg) leads to higher proportion of patients with >50% maximum pain relief (TOTPAR) over 6… compared with paracetamol (acetaminophen) (single postoperative oral dose; 600 mg… (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Proportion of patients with >50% maximum pain relief (TOTPAR) over 2 hours · Patients with pain after surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth (third molars) requiring bone removal or with baseline moderate to severe…
Ibuprofen (single postoperative oral dose; 200 mg to 512 mg) leads to higher proportion of patients with >50% maximum pain relief (TOTPAR) over 2… compared with paracetamol (acetaminophen) (single postoperative oral dose; 600 mg… (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Patients not using rescue medication at 6 hours · Patients with pain after surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth (third molars) requiring bone removal or with baseline moderate to severe…
Ibuprofen (single postoperative oral dose; 200 mg to 512 mg) leads to higher patients not using rescue medication at 6 hours compared with paracetamol (acetaminophen) (single postoperative oral dose; 600 mg… (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Use of rescue medication · Patients with pain after surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth (third molars) requiring bone removal or with baseline moderate to severe…
Ibuprofen (single postoperative oral dose; 200 mg to 512 mg) led to higher patients using rescue medication at 8 hours compared with paracetamol (acetaminophen) (single postoperative oral dose; 600 mg…; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 2.02 [1.57, 2.60]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Adverse events · Patients with pain after surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth (third molars) requiring bone removal or with baseline moderate to severe…
1 finding from 1 review
The majority of adverse events were minor in nature and usually included nausea, vomiting, headaches and dizziness. Side effect profiles have not been included in a meta-analysis as multiple adverse events were…
7 studies
GRADE not reported
Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
1 finding from 1 review
Singh 2010 (hydrocortisone+hyaluronidase 50 vs triamcinolone+hyaluronidase 50): mouth opening reported categorically (trismus) rather than as continuous data, precluding quantitative analysis; authors found no…
1 study · 100 participants
GRADE not reported
Amount of crowding (lower incisor crowding) at 10 weeks · Children or adolescents (aged 16 years old or under) receiving orthodontic treatment to prevent or correct crowded teeth
It is very uncertain whether cervical pull headgear changes amount of crowding (lower incisor crowding) at 2 years compared with minor interceptive procedures (control) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Size of the jaws (maxillary and mandibular arch length) · Children or adolescents (aged 16 years old or under) receiving orthodontic treatment to prevent or correct crowded teeth
Cervical pull headgear led to higher size of the jaws (maxillary and mandibular arch length) compared with minor interceptive procedures (control); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Position of the incisors (upper incisor inclination) · Children or adolescents (aged 16 years old or under) receiving orthodontic treatment to prevent or correct crowded teeth
Cervical pull headgear led to higher upper incisors to maxilla at 2 years compared with minor interceptive procedures (control); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Lower incisors to mandible (relationship of lower front teeth to the mandible) · Children or adolescents (aged 16 years old or under) receiving orthodontic treatment to prevent or correct crowded teeth
Cervical pull headgear showed no clear difference in lower incisors to mandible at 2 years compared with minor interceptive procedures (control); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical score · People with symptomatic, biopsy-confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently receiving other OLP treatment
It is very uncertain whether systemic (oral) betamethasone changes clinical score compared with topical triamcinolone acetonide paste (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review