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2,413 questions · 2,602 findings · 93 reviews · Oral Health

No studies found 452 · 17.4%GRADE not reported 1,582 · 60.8%Very low 392 · 15.1%Low 122 · 4.7%Moderate 53 · 2%High 1 · 0%

Primary dental health aide (PDHA) service-delivery models (PDHA program; PDHA + intensive staffing; PDHA + robust prevention) vs Baseline pre-intervention service-delivery scenario

Projected receipt of school-based prevention services · Alaska Native children (below age 18)

A simulation projected that over 90% of children would receive school-based prevention services under the PDHA model, up from 53% (certainty not graded).

1 finding from 1 review

Primary school-based behavioural intervention (both oral hygiene and dietary components) vs No treatment (or delayed treatment)

Change in oral health knowledge and skills · Children aged 4 to 12 years attending primary school
1 finding from 1 review

Open (surgical) reduction and fixation vs Closed (non-surgical) treatment

Outcome not reported · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review
  • "There were no studies comparing different types of closed interventions with one another or comparing open and closed interventions." "We found no studies that compared surgical with non-surgical treatments."
    0 studies
    No studies found

Transbuccal miniplate combined with intraoral approach vs Intraoral approach alone

Restoration of function (malocclusion; interincisor mouth opening) · Adults with fractures of the mandibular angle
1 finding from 1 review
  • Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
    3 months · Angle of mandible only
    Persistent malocclusion was minimal, reported in one participant in each group at the 3-month follow-up. Mean interincisor mouth opening at 3 months 37.68 mm (range 17 to 50) combined approach vs 38.19 mm (range 22 to…
    1 study
    GRADE not reported

Hyperbaric oxygen vs No HBO therapy

Overall denture satisfaction (0-10 scale) · Patients who have had radiotherapy and who have missing teeth that require replacement with osseointegrated dental implants

Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy showed no clear difference in patient satisfaction (overall denture satisfaction) compared with no HBO therapy; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

DHAT-delivered dental care vs Dentist-delivered dental care

Caregiver satisfaction · Caregivers of Alaska Native children aged 6 to 17 years

More than 90% of caregivers reported being usually or always satisfied with DHAT care, without a GRADE rating.

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotic at one dose or duration vs Same antibiotic at a different dose or duration

Outcome not reported · Adults undergoing dental implant placement
1 finding from 1 review

Progressive loading vs Direct loading

Outcome not reported · Patients who are having osseointegrated root-form dental implants

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

A permanent restorative material or technique (e.g. amalgam; glass ionomer (type I-IV); composite resin (macrofilled, microfilled, hybrid, nanofilled); resin-modified glass ionomer (compomer, giomer); cement/cermet; stainless steel or nickel-chrome crown; pre-fabricated resin/porcelain veneer facing; microabrasion) vs A different permanent restorative material or technique

Outcome not reported · Children and adolescents under 18 years with amelogenesis imperfecta requiring restorative care of posterior teeth, irrespective of…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture vs sham

Unstimulated whole saliva (UWS) · Adults with dry mouth due to radiotherapy (head and neck cancer) or Sjogren's Syndrome

Acupuncture may leads to higher unstimulated whole saliva (UWS) compared with placebo (sham acupuncture) (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review