What do systematic reviews say?

Referral to specialist agencies for support in relation to domestic violence vs no intervention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Domestic violence screening and intervention programmes for adults with dental or facial injury 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
  No eligible randomised controlled trials were identified. The update search retrieved an additional 2129 references; after de-duplication this left 1381 potentially eligible studies, and after examination of titles and…
  0 studies
  No studies found

Referral to specialist agencies for support in relation to domestic violence vs no intervention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Domestic violence screening and intervention programmes for adults with dental or facial injury 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
  No eligible randomised controlled trials were identified. The update search retrieved an additional 2129 references; after de-duplication this left 1381 potentially eligible studies, and after examination of titles and…
  0 studies
  No studies found

Referral to specialist agencies for support in relation to domestic violence vs Different intervention programme

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Domestic violence screening and intervention programmes for adults with dental or facial injury 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
  No eligible randomised controlled trials were identified. The update search retrieved an additional 2129 references; after de-duplication this left 1381 potentially eligible studies, and after examination of titles and…
  0 studies
  No studies found

Referral to specialist agencies for support in relation to domestic violence vs Different intervention programme

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Domestic violence screening and intervention programmes for adults with dental or facial injury 2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
  No eligible randomised controlled trials were identified. The update search retrieved an additional 2129 references; after de-duplication this left 1381 potentially eligible studies, and after examination of titles and…
  0 studies
  No studies found

Clinical examination with risk-based recall vs Clinical examination with 24-month recall

Clinical examination with risk-based recall showed no clear difference in periodontal disease: gingival bleeding (percentage of sites) compared with clinical examination with 24-month recall (high certainty).

• Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes

  4 years
  MD -0.07 [-4.10, 3.96]
  1 study · 279 participants
  High

Clinical examination with risk-based recall vs Clinical examination with 6-month recall

Clinical examination with risk-based recall showed no clear difference in periodontal disease: gingival bleeding (percentage of sites) compared with clinical examination with 6-month recall (high certainty).

• Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes

  4 years
  MD 0.78 [-1.17, 2.73]
  1 study · 1472 participants
  High

Clinical examination with 24-month recall vs Clinical examination with 6-month recall

Clinical examination with 24-month recall showed no clear difference in periodontal disease: gingival bleeding (percentage of sites) compared with clinical examination with 6-month recall (moderate certainty).

• Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes

  4 years
  MD -0.91 [-5.02, 3.20]
  1 study · 271 participants
  Moderate

Visual screening (oral visual inspection) by trained health workers vs No screening

Visual screening (oral visual inspection) by trained health workers led to lower stage at diagnosis (early-stage detection) compared with no screening; GRADE not reported.

• Screening programmes for the early detection and prevention of oral cancer 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes

  15-year follow-up
  RR 0.81 [0.70, 0.93]
  1 study · 523 participants
  GRADE not reported
• Screening programmes for the early detection and prevention of oral cancer 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes

  15-year follow-up · High-risk individuals (tobacco and/or alcohol users)
  RR 0.82 [0.71, 0.95]
  1 study · 486 participants
  GRADE not reported

Flossing plus toothbrushing (self-performed; manual or automated floss) vs Toothbrushing alone

It is very uncertain whether flossing plus toothbrushing (self-performed; manual or automated… changes plaque (Turesky-modified Quigley-Hein/other plaque indices; SMD) compared with toothbrushing alone (with or without a negative-control/placebo rinse) (very low certainty).

• Flossing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes

  1 month (mean 29 days)
  SMD -0.23 [-0.52, 0.06]
  5 studies · 416 participants
  Very low
• Flossing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes

  6 months
  SMD -0.06 [-0.23, 0.12]
  3 studies · 487 participants
  GRADE not reported
• Flossing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes

  3 months
  SMD -0.20 [-0.36, -0.04]
  5 studies · 594 participants
  GRADE not reported

Flossing plus toothbrushing (self-performed; manual or automated floss) vs Toothbrushing alone

• Flossing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Not estimable (5 studies). Adverse effects were assessed in five studies, but they used different outcome measures, so meta-analysis was not appropriate. The main harm identified was soft-tissue trauma to the gingival…
  5 studies
  GRADE not reported

Flossing plus toothbrushing (self-performed; manual or automated floss) vs Toothbrushing alone

Flossing plus toothbrushing (self-performed; manual or automated… led to lower gingivitis (Gingival Index, 0-3 scale; SMD) compared with toothbrushing alone (with or without a negative-control/placebo rinse); GRADE not reported.

• Flossing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes

  3 months
  SMD -0.41 [-0.68, -0.14]
  6 studies · 656 participants
  GRADE not reported
• Flossing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes

  1 month
  SMD -0.36 [-0.66, -0.05]
  7 studies · 489 participants
  Very low
• Flossing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes

  6 months
  SMD -0.72 [-1.09, -0.35]
  4 studies · 564 participants
  GRADE not reported

Flossing plus toothbrushing (self-performed; manual or automated floss) vs Toothbrushing alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Flossing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Not reported. No included study measured the economic or resource cost of flossing; the review notes it may be important to measure in future trials.
  0 studies
  No studies found

Flossing plus toothbrushing (self-performed; manual or automated floss) vs Toothbrushing alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Flossing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Not estimable (0 studies). See comment: No included study assessed caries as an outcome.
  0 studies
  No studies found

Flossing plus toothbrushing (self-performed; manual or automated floss) vs Toothbrushing alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Flossing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Not estimable (0 studies). SoF comment reads (verbatim) 'No included study assessed calculus as an outcome' (apparent copy-paste typo in the clinical attachment loss row; no study assessed clinical attachment loss).
  0 studies
  No studies found

Flossing plus toothbrushing (self-performed; manual or automated floss) vs Toothbrushing alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Flossing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Not reported. No included study measured halitosis; the review notes it may be important to measure in future trials.
  0 studies
  No studies found

Flossing plus toothbrushing (self-performed; manual or automated floss) vs Toothbrushing alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Flossing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Not estimable (0 studies). See comment: No included study assessed calculus as an outcome.
  0 studies
  No studies found

Flossing plus toothbrushing (self-performed; manual or automated floss) vs Toothbrushing alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Flossing for the management of periodontal diseases and dental caries in adults 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Not estimable (0 studies). See comment: No included study assessed quality of life as an outcome.
  0 studies
  No studies found

Minimal incision palatopharyngoplasty (MIPP) vs MIPP with additional individualised velopharyngeal surgery (pharyngeal flap or sphincter pharyngoplasty)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions for the management of submucous cleft palate 2008 · Cochrane All outcomes
  No data were available for this patient-reported outcome in the single included trial.
  0 studies
  No studies found

Minimal incision palatopharyngoplasty (MIPP) vs MIPP with additional individualised velopharyngeal surgery (pharyngeal flap or sphincter pharyngoplasty)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions for the management of submucous cleft palate 2008 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Nasalance score by nasometry and pressure-flow measure: the single included trial (Ysunza 2001) provided no data for this outcome.
  0 studies
  No studies found

Minimal incision palatopharyngoplasty (MIPP) vs MIPP with additional individualised velopharyngeal surgery (pharyngeal flap or sphincter pharyngoplasty)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions for the management of submucous cleft palate 2008 · Cochrane All outcomes
  No data were available for this patient-reported outcome in the single included trial.
  0 studies
  No studies found