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- Pulp-involved caries vs No pulp-involved caries · Body mass index-for-age z score
  The bi-directional relationship between growth stunting and early childhood caries: a rapid review. 2023 All outcomes
  Vietnam · Pulp-involved caries
  MD 1.18
  1 study · 593 participants
  GRADE not reported
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- Higher circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration vs Lower circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration · Body mass index
  Vitamin D and multiple health outcomes: umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational… 2014 All outcomes
  Z score -0.15 [-0.19, -0.11]
  37 studies · 16525 participants
  GRADE not reported
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- Dietary counselling tailored to a Stage of Change (Transtheoretical Model) to increase fruit and vegetable intake (two counselling sessions) vs Usual care · Body Mass Index (BMI, kg/m2)
  One‐to‐one dietary interventions undertaken in a dental setting to change dietary behaviour 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
  6 weeks after receiving replacement dentures (about 10 weeks after baseline)
  Mean (SD) BMI kg/m2 (Table 1): intervention 27.4 (3.5) to 27.2 (3.4); control 26.1 (3.3) to 26.1 (3.4). No statistically significant difference between intervention and control (P=0.22).
  1 study · 58 participants
  GRADE not reported
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- Mouth pain vs No mouth pain · Body mass index-for-age z score
  The bi-directional relationship between growth stunting and early childhood caries: a rapid review. 2023 All outcomes
  Vietnam · Mouth pain
  MD 0.29
  1 study · 593 participants
  GRADE not reported
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- Cranberry extract or cranberry flavonoid fractions vs No extract or vehicle control; other antimicrobial agents · Biofilm morphology or biomass
  Effect of flavonoids from grape seed and cranberry extracts on the microbiological activity of Streptococcus mutans: a… 2024 All outcomes
  In vitro laboratory studies
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies
  GRADE not reported

Cranberry extract or cranberry flavonoid fractions vs No extract or vehicle control; other antimicrobial agents

Biofilm morphology or biomass · Streptococcus mutans (in vitro cultures and biofilms)

No meta-analysis was conducted; four included studies reported disrupted biofilm structure or reduced biomass with cranberry extract or fractions.

1 finding from 1 review

Effect of flavonoids from grape seed and cranberry extracts on the microbiological activity of Streptococcus mutans: a… 2024 All outcomes
In vitro laboratory studies
no estimate extracted
4 studies
GRADE not reported

Mouth pain vs No mouth pain

Body‐mass index z score (zBMI) · Children aged 1–6 years

The review reported lower body mass index-for-age z scores in children with mouth pain.

1 finding from 1 review

The bi-directional relationship between growth stunting and early childhood caries: a rapid review. 2023 All outcomes
Vietnam · Mouth pain
MD 0.29
1 study · 593 participants
GRADE not reported

Pulp-involved caries vs No pulp-involved caries

Body‐mass index z score (zBMI) · Children aged 1–6 years

The review reported lower body mass index-for-age z scores in children with pulp-involved caries.

1 finding from 1 review

The bi-directional relationship between growth stunting and early childhood caries: a rapid review. 2023 All outcomes
Vietnam · Pulp-involved caries
MD 1.18
1 study · 593 participants
GRADE not reported

Light vibrational forces (LVF) vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment

Rate of orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) during space closure stage (en masse, mm/month) · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed or removable appliances

Light vibrational forces (LVF) showed no clear difference in rate of orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) during space closure stage… compared with conventional orthodontic appliance treatment (placebo or no adjunct) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐surgical adjunctive interventions for accelerating tooth movement in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment 2023 · Cochrane All outcomes
Space closure stage
MD 0.10 [-0.08, 0.29]
2 studies · 81 participants
Low

Higher circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration vs Lower circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration

Body‐mass index (BMI) · Adults (general population)

Meta-analysis of observational studies (higher vs lower 25(OH)D) for Body mass index: Z score -0.15 (95% CI -0.19 to -0.11), statistically significant. Umbrella review outcome-level evidence grade: Suggestive.

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin D and multiple health outcomes: umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational… 2014 All outcomes
Z score -0.15 [-0.19, -0.11]
37 studies · 16525 participants
GRADE not reported

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

Body‐mass index (BMI) · Edentulous patients aged 45 to 80 years attending dental-student teaching clinics for replacement dentures, Newcastle Dental Hospital, UK

1 finding from 1 review

One‐to‐one dietary interventions undertaken in a dental setting to change dietary behaviour 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
6 weeks after receiving replacement dentures (about 10 weeks after baseline)
Mean (SD) BMI kg/m2 (Table 1): intervention 27.4 (3.5) to 27.2 (3.4); control 26.1 (3.3) to 26.1 (3.4). No statistically significant difference between intervention and control (P=0.22).
1 study · 58 participants
GRADE not reported

Oral clonazepam (benzodiazepine) vs placebo

Pain on palpation of right masseter muscle (VAS) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…

Oral clonazepam (benzodiazepine) showed no clear difference in pain on palpation of right masseter muscle (VAS) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological interventions for pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
60 days
MD -1.11 [-2.66, 0.44]
1 study · 20 participants
GRADE not reported

Topical methyl salicylate (Theraflex-TMJ) vs placebo

Spontaneous masseter muscle pain (numerical graph rating scale) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…

Topical methyl salicylate (Theraflex-TMJ) led to lower spontaneous masseter muscle pain (numerical graph rating scale) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological interventions for pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
15 days
MD -2.00 [-2.38, -1.62]
1 study · 52 participants
GRADE not reported

Oral clonazepam (benzodiazepine) vs placebo

Pain on palpation of left masseter muscle (VAS) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…

Oral clonazepam (benzodiazepine) showed no clear difference in pain on palpation of left masseter muscle (VAS) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological interventions for pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
60 days
MD -0.89 [-2.46, 0.68]
1 study · 20 participants
GRADE not reported