Evidence-based dentistry
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Evidence-based dentistry · Dec 2014
CommentInsufficient evidence of the effect of systemic antibiotics on adults with symptomatic apical periodontitis or acute apical abscess.
The Cochrane Oral Health Groups Trials Register, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, OpenGrey, ZETOC Conference Proceedings World Health Organization (WHO) International Trials Registry Platform and the US National Institutes of Health Trials Registry databases were searched with no restrictions on the language or date of publication. ⋯ There is very low quality evidence that is insufficient to determine the effects of systemic antibiotics on adults with symptomatic apical periodontitis or acute apical abscess.
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Evidence-based dentistry · Dec 2014
CommentNo clear evidence of superiority regarding pulp medicaments in primary molars.
Cochrane Oral Health Group's Trials Register, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Medline, Embase, the Web of Science, OpenGrey, the US National Institutes of Health Trials Register and the World Health Organization (WHO) Clinical Trials Registry Platform. ⋯ We found no evidence to identify one superior pulpotomy medicament and technique clearly. Two medicaments may be preferable: MTA or FS. The cost of MTA may preclude its clinical use and therefore FS could be used in such situations. Regarding other comparisons for pulpectomies or direct pulp capping, the small numbers of studies undertaking the same comparison limits any interpretation.
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Evidence-based dentistry · Dec 2014
CommentIbuprofen is superior to paracetamol for pain relief following third molar removal.
The Cochrane Oral Health Group's Trials Register, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Medline, Embase and the metaRegister of Controlled Trials were searched with no language restrictions. ⋯ There is high quality evidence that ibuprofen is superior to paracetamol at doses of 200 mg to 512 mg and 600 mg to 1000 mg respectively based on pain relief and use of rescue medication data collected at six hours postoperatively. The majority of this evidence (five out of six trials) compared ibuprofen 400 mg with paracetamol 1000 mg, these are the most frequently prescribed doses in clinical practice. The novel combination drug is showing encouraging results based on the outcomes from two trials when compared to the single drugs.
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Evidence-based dentistry · Sep 2014
CommentLonger treatment times with self-ligated orthodontic brackets.
The Medline, Cochrane Library, Biomed Central, BBO including LILACS, Ind Med, Sceilo, Clinical trials.gov, Conference paper Index, Digital Dissertations, German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED), Google Scholar, ISI Web of Knowledge, metaRegister of Controlled Trials, OpenSIGLE and Scirus databases were searched. ⋯ Based on existing evidence, no clinical recommendation can be made regarding the bracket material or different ligation modules. For Sl brackets, no conclusive benefits could be proven, while their use was associated with longer treatment durations.
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Evidence-based dentistry · Sep 2014
CommentInsufficient evidence to determine the effects of routine scale and polish treatments.
The Cochrane Oral Health Group's Trials Register, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Medline, Embase, the metaRegister of Controlled Trials and the US National Institutes of Health Clinical Trials Register. ⋯ There is insufficient evidence to determine the effects of routine scale and polish treatments. High quality trials conducted in general dental practice settings with sufficiently long follow-up periods (five years or more) are required to address the objectives of this review.