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44 questions · 44 findings · 13 reviews

No studies found 14 · 31.8%GRADE not reported 14 · 31.8%Very low 10 · 22.7%Low 4 · 9.1%Moderate 2 · 4.5%High 0 · 0%

Open reduction and fixation vs Closed (conservative) management (no active intervention other than soft diet, analgesics or antibiotics; or intermaxillary/maxillary-mandibular fixation with rigid or elastic traction)

Outcome not reported · Adults, over 18 years of age, with unilateral or bilateral fractures of the mandibular condyles

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Open (surgical) reduction and fixation vs Closed (non-surgical) treatment

Outcome not reported · Adults (16 to 68 years) with mandibular fractures excluding condylar involvement

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review
  • "There were no studies comparing different types of closed interventions with one another or comparing open and closed interventions." "We found no studies that compared surgical with non-surgical treatments."
    0 studies
    No studies found

Arthroscopy vs open surgery

Interincisal opening over 35 mm (clinical evaluation, 12 months) · Adults (older than 18 years) with a temporomandibular disorder (synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial…

Arthroscopy showed no clear difference in interincisal opening over 35 mm (clinical evaluation, 12 months) compared with open surgery; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Average reduction in mean speed 2.3 km/h (p = 0.05) at camera sites post 1st year. Average reduction in mean speeds 1.3 km/h (‐2.6 to 0.1)post 2nd year on experimental open roads
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Having controlled for season and general trends, injury crash outcomes in experimental areas relative to control areas were a net reduction of 11% (p= 0.03) in all crashes and 19% (p=0.002) in injury crashes on open roads across the region associa...

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Number of participants with self‐reported pain intensity reduction of at least 50% from baseline · adults undergoing open heart surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Number of participants with self‐reported pain intensity reduction of at least 50% from baseline · adults undergoing open heart surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Number of participants with self‐reported pain intensity reduction of at least 50% from baseline · adults undergoing open heart surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Frankel's function regulator-4 (FR-4) with lip-seal training vs no treatment

Reduction or treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) or upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) · Children and adolescents (over 80% aged 16 years or younger at treatment start) with anterior open bite (lack of vertical overlap or…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Frankel's function regulator-4 (FR-4) with lip-seal training vs no treatment

Reduction of snoring · Children and adolescents (over 80% aged 16 years or younger at treatment start) with anterior open bite (lack of vertical overlap or…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Arthroscopy vs Arthrocentesis

Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · Adults (older than 18 years) with a temporomandibular disorder (synovitis, disc displacement with or without reduction, myofascial…

Arthroscopy led to higher maximum interincisal opening (mm) after 12 months compared with arthrocentesis; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Arthrocentesis and lavage vs Arthroscopy

Trismus / maximum mouth opening (mean) · Adults with temporomandibular joint disorders (internal derangement; anterior disc displacement with or without reduction) whose symptoms…

Arthrocentesis and lavage led to lower maximum incisal (mouth) opening (MIO) compared with arthroscopy; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) with barrier membrane (resorbable or non-resorbable) vs Open flap debridement (access flap surgery)

Change in probing pocket depth (PPD) · Patients with chronic periodontitis (aged 21 years or older) with periodontal infra-bony defects; furcation-involved teeth and aggressive…

Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) with barrier membrane (resorbable… led to higher change in probing depth (probing depth reduction) compared with open flap debridement (access flap surgery); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review