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
Goel 2015 (3-arm: intralesional betamethasone vs lycopene vs placebo, 90 per arm): appeared to show increased interincisal distance in both intervention groups vs placebo, but only between-group differences with no…
1 study · 180 participants
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)
It is very uncertain whether tongue depressor stretches (physiotherapy) changes maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) compared with intralesional steroid plus hyaluronidase injections (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
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
Sudarshan 2012 (topical aloe vera 10 vs antioxidant capsules 10): reported improvement in interincisal distance but no baseline data, so change could not be determined; excluded from meta-analysis.
1 study · 20 participants
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)
Pentoxifylline may leads to lower maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) compared with spirulina (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
It is very uncertain whether hydrocortisone plus hyaluronidase (intralesional) changes maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) compared with placebo or no active treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF)
It is very uncertain whether intralesional triamcinolone changes maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) compared with intralesional salvianolic acid B (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of maxillary molar intrusion for correction of anterior open bite · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing fixed orthodontic appliance treatment
1 finding from 1 review
Two studies (62 participants), not pooled. Abellan 2021: no significant difference in molar intrusion at 3 months (1.25 vs 1.72 mm) or 6 months (1.09 vs 1.28 mm), nor rate per month. Hasan 2022: increased intrusion…
2 studies · 62 participants
GRADE not reported
Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)
Systemic sclerosis patients have significantly reduced mouth opening compared with controls (SMD -1.06); certainty ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Trismus / maximum mouth opening (mean) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Fibrin sealant led to higher trismus / maximum mouth opening (mean) compared with conventional suturing; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Surgical drain (tube or gauze) led to higher maximum mouth opening (mean) compared with no drain; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Primary (complete) wound closure showed no clear difference in maximum mouth opening (mean) compared with secondary (partial) wound closure; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Triangular flap led to lower maximum mouth opening compared with envelope flap; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Trismus / maximum mouth opening (mean) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Piezoelectric bone removal led to higher trismus / maximum mouth opening (mean) compared with conventional rotary handpiece; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · Adults with mandibular third molars requiring removal
Coronectomy showed no clear difference in maximum mouth opening (mean) compared with complete extraction (odontectomy); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Restoration of function (malocclusion; interincisor mouth opening) · Adults with fractures of the mandibular angle
1 finding from 1 review
Maximum voluntary jaw opening (mm), change from baseline · Adults (>18 years) with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ OA) diagnosed by RDC/TMD or compatible criteria
Glucosamine sulfate (oral) showed no clear difference in maximum voluntary jaw opening (mm), change from baseline compared with ibuprofen (oral); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Extent of mandibular movement (maximum jaw opening, lateral and contralateral movement, jaw protrusion) · Adults (>18 years) with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ OA) diagnosed by RDC/TMD or compatible criteria
Intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluronate showed no clear difference in extent of mandibular movement (maximum jaw opening, lateral and… compared with intra-articular injection of corticosteroids (betamethasone); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
None of the mean differences between interventions for the measures of jaw movements (maximum jaw opening, lateral movement to affected side, contralateral movement, jaw protrusion; Analyses 1.16-1.27) showed…
1 study · 40 participants
GRADE not reported
Pain-free maximum jaw opening (mm), change from baseline · Adults (>18 years) with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ OA) diagnosed by RDC/TMD or compatible criteria
Glucosamine sulfate (oral) showed no clear difference in pain-free maximum jaw opening (mm), change from baseline compared with ibuprofen (oral); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review