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2,191 questions · 2,354 findings · 362 reviews

No studies found 323 · 13.7%GRADE not reported 382 · 16.2%Very low 555 · 23.6%Low 597 · 25.4%Moderate 345 · 14.7%High 152 · 6.5%

Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), higher dose (1260 to 12,600 micrograms) vs Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), lower dose (12.6 to 126 micrograms)

Oral mucositis (severe) · breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), higher… led to higher oral mucositis (severe) compared with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), lower…; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Job-related or family-related stress and pessimistic attitude to life vs Lower stress and no pessimistic attitude

Periodontal disease and serum IL-1β IL-6 and cortisol · Patients with aggressive or chronic periodontitis at a university periodontology department

No correlation was reported between immunological markers cortisol and registered stress values; untreated aggressive periodontitis was accompanied by pessimistic attitude and elevated serum IL-6.

1 finding from 1 review

Perceived psychosocial stress vs No or lower perceived stress

GCF elastase activity and non-surgical periodontal treatment outcome (salivary cortisol, ICTP measured; no effect reported) · Adults with periodontitis needing non-surgical periodontal treatment

In one 6-month longitudinal study, patients under psychosocial stress had higher gingival crevicular fluid elastase and poorer outcomes after non-surgical periodontal therapy; not pooled (ungraded).

1 finding from 1 review

Depression and social isolation (psychosocial strain) vs No depression or lower psychosocial strain

Antibody titres to periodontal pathogens · Adults with periodontitis

In one case-control study, depression as a marker of social isolation was associated with elevated antibody titres to periodontal pathogens at baseline and 1-year follow-up; not pooled (ungraded).

1 finding from 1 review

High maternal allostatic load (chronic stress) and low socioeconomic status vs Lower maternal allostatic load

Dental caries in children · Mother-child pairs

In one cross-sectional study, higher maternal allostatic load was associated with child dental caries experience and with health-related maternal care-taking behaviours; not pooled (ungraded).

1 finding from 1 review