Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether adenoidectomy and ventilation tubes changes presence/persistence of OME (at 2 years ‐ long‐term) № of… compared with no treatment/watchful waiting (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.91 [0.82, 1.01]
Studies not reported
Very low
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether adenoidectomy (with or without myringotomy) changes presence or persistence of OME ‐ over 12 months № of participants:… compared with no treatment/watchful waiting (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.9 [0.81, 1]
Studies not reported
Very low
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether adenoidectomy and bilateral ventilation tubes changes presence/persistence of OME ‐ over 12 months № of participants: 254… compared with bilateral ventilation tubes only (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.96 [0.86, 1.07]
Studies not reported
Very low
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes presence/persistence of OME compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.89 [0.68, 1.17]
Studies not reported
Very low
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
Antibiotics may leads to lower presence/persistence of OME (up to 3 months) № of participants: 542… compared with no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.64 [0.5, 0.8]
Studies not reported
Low
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether topical (intranasal) steroids changes presence/persistence of OME (short‐term); assumed ICC = 0.5 compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.72 [0.57, 0.91]
Studies not reported
Very low
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
Oral steroids may leads to lower presence/persistence of OME compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
Oral steroids showed no clear difference in presence/persistence of OME (3 to 9 months ‐ medium‐term) № of… compared with no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.02 [0.89, 1.17]
Studies not reported
Low
Intervention not reported
Transfer to inpatient care Defined as referral for: presence of danger signs and failed appetite test on first day of treatment (Alvarez Moran 2018)b; appearance of severe signs of illness, persistent oedema, absence of weight gain in non‐oedemato... · children aged > 6 months and < 5 years with wasting
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes transfer to inpatient care Defined as referral for: presence of… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Stakeholders' assessment of review quality (change score) Assessed using either:A) a 5‐point scale, change scores range from −4 to 4 (3 studies);B) a 5‐point scale, expressed by "slope of quality score change"(1 study); orC) the MQAI, from −144 to... · peer reviewers
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Root carious lesions prevention · Older adults with root caries (community-dwelling or residential elders)
In elders, sodium fluoride varnish gave a 64% prevented fraction for root caries vs water, lower than SDF (71%) (p<0.01; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Barriers and facilitators to implementation of the integration strategy (qualitative) · People of all ages and abilities served through primary care and related settings (children, pregnant women, older adults in…
Key barriers to implementing integration strategies were time/staff/resource constraints and lack of organisational support, while facilitators were professionals' knowledge and attitudes and supportive governance/leadership (qualitative; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Root caries (presence of root caries) · Adults (mean age ~53 years)
Adults with periodontal disease had significantly higher odds of root caries than those without (pooled OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.25 to 1.53; 2 observational studies; low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
New coronal carious lesions or fillings on permanent (first) molars (caries prevention) · Children with dental caries in permanent (first) molars
One-time 38% SDF gave a 57% prevented fraction for caries in children's permanent first molars (single study; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Oral disease outcomes, including dental caries estimates · People of all ages and abilities served through primary care and related settings (children, pregnant women, older adults in…
Most studies reported improved oral disease outcomes with integration strategies (8 of 9 studies improved, 1 no change; 9 studies, narrative synthesis; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · European adolescents aged 15 years
Pooled caries prevalence was 0.77 (I² = 97.9%).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence and severity · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)
No significant difference in dental caries/severity between ART regimens (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Linear gingival erythema prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)
No significant difference in linear gingival erythema between CLWH with and without ART (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1.29 [0.58, 2.88]
Studies not reported
Very low
Dental caries prevalence · European adolescents aged 12 years
Pooled caries prevalence was 0.49 (I² = 99.9%).
1 finding from 1 review