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2,327 questions · 2,494 findings · 87 reviews · Oral Health

No studies found 450 · 18%GRADE not reported 1,487 · 59.6%Very low 385 · 15.4%Low 121 · 4.9%Moderate 50 · 2%High 1 · 0%

Yangyin-humo decoction vs Traditional Western medicine

Oral mucositis (moderate to severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies

Yangyin-humo decoction showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (moderate to severe) compared with traditional Western medicine; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Clarithromycin vs no treatment

Oral mucositis (moderate to severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies

Systemic antibiotic (clarithromycin) showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (moderate to severe) compared with no treatment; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral care protocol vs usual care or no treatment

Oral mucositis (moderate to severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies

Oral care protocol showed no clear difference in oral mucositis (moderate to severe) compared with no treatment/usual care; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Breastfeeding (post cleft-lip surgery) vs Spoon-feeding

Cost of hospitalisation · Infants up to 6 months (from term) born with cleft lip, cleft palate or cleft lip and palate (Pierre Robin sequence or other syndromes…
1 finding from 1 review

Oral cryotherapy (ice chips, ice-cold water, ice cubes or crushed ice held in the mouth during cancer treatment) vs no treatment

Oral mucositis (severe) · Patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies

Cryotherapy (ice chips) may leads to lower oral mucositis (severe) compared with no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review