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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%

One microplate plus one miniplate vs Two miniplates

Efficacy and stability of fixation (bite force) · Adults with isolated mandibular fractures in the interforaminal region
1 finding from 1 review
  • Only one study (Gupta 2012) compared one microplate in conjunction with one miniplate versus two miniplates in isolated interforaminal fractures; however, the data reported in the trial did not satisfy the review's…
    1 study
    GRADE not reported

Fixation (splinting) vs No splint, or a different type or duration of splint

Outcome not reported · Patients (mainly children and young adults) with a history of dental trauma and a diagnosis of luxation (intrusion, extrusion, or lateral…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic systemic antibiotics (amoxicillin) vs placebo or no antibiotic

Adverse events · Adults undergoing dental implant placement

Prophylactic systemic antibiotics (amoxicillin) showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with no antibiotics or placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Individually designed, patient-centred preventive programme: dietary counselling (snacking timing, regular meals, fermentable carbohydrates) plus toothbrushing counselling, delivered by trained dental hygienists (a multi-intervention) vs Basic prevention offered as standard in public dental clinics

Nibbling less than daily · Children aged 11 to 12 years with at least one active initial caries lesion, screened in a town in Finland
1 finding from 1 review

Implant surface smoothening added to systemic antibiotics + resective surgery + local antibiotics vs No implant surface smoothening (same surgical protocol)

Implant failure · People with at least one dental implant affected by perimplantitis

Implant surface smoothening added to systemic antibiotics +… showed no clear difference in implant failure compared with no implant surface smoothening (same surgical protocol); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

A 10-minute film followed by the same 30-minute one-to-one hygienist instruction on sugar consumption and dental health, plus oral hygiene, fluoride and regular visits (a multi-intervention) vs No special instructions (control)

Mean sugar consumption (self-reported, 1 to 5 scale; higher score = more positive behaviour) · Adults newly registered at a group dental practice in a suburban Dutch village, the Netherlands
1 finding from 1 review

Dietary counselling tailored to a Stage of Change (Transtheoretical Model) to increase fruit and vegetable intake (two counselling sessions) vs usual care

Vegetable consumption behaviour: proportion in the Action Stage of Change (versus Pre-Action) · Edentulous patients aged 45 to 80 years attending dental-student teaching clinics for replacement dentures, Newcastle Dental Hospital, UK
1 finding from 1 review

Radix tripterygium hypoglaucum tablet (THT) vs Tripterygium glucosides tablet (TGT)

Partial response (remarkably effective or effective) · People with erosive oral lichen planus

Radix tripterygium hypoglaucum tablet (THT) led to lower partial response (remarkably effective or effective) compared with tripterygium glucosides tablet (TGT); GRADE not reported.

2 findings from 1 review

Topical clobetasol propionate 0.025% vs clobetasol cream 0.05% cream

Physician Global Assessment (Thongprasom score) · People with erosive oral lichen planus

Topical clobetasol propionate 0.025% showed no clear difference in physician Global Assessment (Thongprasom score) compared with topical clobetasol propionate 0.05%; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Dietary counselling tailored to a Stage of Change (Transtheoretical Model) to increase fruit and vegetable intake (two counselling sessions) vs usual care

Fruit consumption · Edentulous patients aged 45 to 80 years attending dental-student teaching clinics for replacement dentures, Newcastle Dental Hospital, UK
1 finding from 1 review

Low-gold (Midas) or silver-palladium (Albacast) alloy FDP vs High-gold content control alloy (JS C) FDP

Visual marginal discrepancy (3 years) · Patients receiving single crowns and FDPs; split-mouth

Low-gold (Midas) or silver-palladium (Albacast) alloy FDP showed no clear difference in visual marginal discrepancy (3 years) compared with high-gold content control alloy (JS C) FDP; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Multivitamin vs placebo

Average mouth pain during RAS episodes · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…

Daily multivitamin showed no clear difference in average mouth pain during RAS episodes compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Glucosamine sulfate (oral) vs ibuprofen

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

Levamisole (150 mg per day) vs placebo

Decrease in frequency of attacks · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…

Levamisole (150 mg per day) showed no clear difference in decrease in frequency of attacks compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review