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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

455 questions · 462 findings · 28 reviews

No studies found 107 · 23.2%GRADE not reported 92 · 19.9%Very low 98 · 21.2%Low 75 · 16.2%Moderate 68 · 14.7%High 22 · 4.8%

Ulcerative colitis (UC) vs Healthy controls without IBD

Periodontal disease (periodontitis) coincidence · Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and controls without IBD; adults, both sexes

Patients with ulcerative colitis have about 3-fold higher odds of periodontal disease than controls (pooled OR 3.25, 95% CI 2.23-4.74; 5 studies; ungraded).

1 finding from 1 review

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) vs Healthy controls without IBD

Periodontal disease (periodontitis) coincidence · Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and controls without IBD; mostly adults (one pediatric study), both sexes

Patients with IBD have about 2.5-fold higher odds of coexisting periodontal disease than healthy controls (pooled OR 2.49, 95% CI 1.97-3.15; 6 studies; not GRADE-rated).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Case control ‐ ulcerative colitis, MMR · children 9 months to 15 years old

The intervention showed no clear difference in case control ‐ ulcerative colitis, MMR (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Inulin and oligofructose 15 g vs inulin and oligofructose 7.5 g daily

Withdrawals due to adverse events · Patients with active mild to moderate ulcerative colitis

It is very uncertain whether inulin and oligofructose 15 g changes withdrawals due to adverse events (9 weeks) compared with inulin and oligofructose 7.5 g daily (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prebiotic vs placebo

Withdrawals due to adverse events · people with histologically confirmed diagnosis of ulcerative colitis in remission

It is very uncertain whether prebiotics changes withdrawals due to adverse events (60 days to 6 months) compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review