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Systematic Reviews of Dental Treatments
Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of dental treatments.
Updated December 2011
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| Title: | Flossing to reduce gum disease and tooth decay |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | It is assumed that removing plaque (a layer of bacteria in an organic matrix which forms on the teeth) will help prevent gum disease (gingivitis) and tooth decay (dental caries). Gum disease, which appears as red, bleeding gums, may eventually contribut... |
| Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Title: | Oral heath advice for people with serious mental illness |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | People with serious mental illness have worse physical health than the general population. People with serious mental illness also have a greater risk of experiencing oral disease and have greater oral treatment needs than the general population. In peo... |
| Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Title: | Different types of powered toothbrushes for plaque control and healthy gums |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Powered brushes were first introduced commercially in the 1960s. A previously published Cochrane systematic review suggested one type of powered brush was superior to manual toothbrushing for the removal of plaque and reduction of gum inflammation.That ... |
| Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Title: | Systematic Reviews on Oral Hygiene |
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| Publisher: | HealthInsite Topic Page |
| Description: | Links to systematic reviews of the evidence for oral hygiene. |
| Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Title: | Staff-led interventions for improving oral hygiene in patients following stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | A clean mouth not only feels good but the practice of oral hygiene (removing dental plaque and traces of food) is a crucial factor in maintaining the health of the mouth, teeth and gums. A clean and healthy mouth will also prevent pain or discomfort and... |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Domestic violence screening and intervention programmes for adults with dental or facial injury |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There is no evidence from RCTs to support or refute the effectiveness of screening and intervention programmes for detecting and supporting victims of domestic violence with dental or facial injuries. Many studies have highlighted the difficulties in me... |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Pit and fissure sealants versus fluoride varnishes for preventing dental decay in children and adolescents |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Dental sealants reduce more tooth decay in the grooves of back teeth in children than fluoride varnish application but the number of studies supporting this evidence is very low. Therefore, more high quality research is needed.Sealants are coatings appl... |
| Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Title: | Treatments for managing knocked out and replanted front teeth |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Injuring your front teeth during childhood is common. One of the most severe injuries occurs when the tooth is knocked totally out of the mouth (avulsed). Often the best option is to replant the tooth as quickly as possible. This is true only for perman... |
| Date: | Oct 2009 |
| Title: | Interventions for treating traumatised permanent front teeth that are fused to bone |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Sometimes teeth can fuse to the bone of the jaws after trauma, an abnormal healing process called ankylosis. Usually the roots of ankylosed teeth are resorbed and replaced by the surrounding bone; in some individuals, root resorption can lead to the los... |
| Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Title: | Is the use of fluoride toothpaste during early childhood associated with discolouration/mottling of teeth? |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There is strong evidence that the use of toothpaste containing fluoride can prevent tooth decay (caries) in both children and adults. However, a possible adverse effect associated with the use of fluoride toothpaste is the mottling of permanent teeth du... |
| Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Title: | Adhesively or non-adhesively bonded amalgam restorations for dental caries |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Tooth decay is a common problem affecting both children and adults. Cavities form in the teeth by the action of acid producing bacteria present in dental plaque. A number of techniques and a variety of materials can be used to restore teeth and one of t... |
| Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Title: | Enamel matrix derivative (Emdogain®) for periodontal tissue regeneration in intrabony defects |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Emdogain might have some advantages over other methods of regenerating the tissue supporting teeth lost by gum disease, such as less postoperative complications, but has not been shown to save more compromised teeth or that patients noticed any aestheti... |
| Date: | May 2009 |
| Title: | Magnification devices for endodontic therapy |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There are no data to draw a sound conclusion on the effect of adopting either a microscope, an endoscope, or magnifying loupes for better visualisation in endodontic therapy, in terms of clinical outcomes. Though the use of magnification devices has oft... |
| Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Title: | Antibacterial agents in composite restorations for the prevention of dental caries |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | When tooth decay (caries) has caused a cavity in a tooth a range of materials can be used as fillings. These include resin composite, glass ionomer cement, amalgam and compomers. Secondary caries (tooth decay that may appear near or underneath a filling... |
| Date: | Mar 2009 |
| Title: | Root coverage procedures for the treatment of localised recession-type defects |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Gingival recession is a term that designates the oral exposure of the root surface due to a displacement of the gingival margin apical to the cemento-enamel junction and it is also regularly linked to the deterioration of dental aesthetics as well as bu... |
| Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Title: | Mouthrinses for the treatment of halitosis |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Halitosis is an unpleasant odour that originates from the mouth and can be serious enough to cause personal embarrassment. Up to half of the population in the USA and between 50% and 60% of the population in France claim to suffer from bad breath. Accum... |
| Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Title: | Antibiotics for the prophylaxis of bacterial endocarditis in dentistry |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There is no evidence about whether antibiotic prophylaxis is effective or ineffective against bacterial endocarditis in people at risk who are about to undergo an invasive dental procedure.There is a lack of evidence to support previously published guid... |
| Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Title: | Open versus closed surgical exposure of canine teeth that are displaced in the roof of the mouth |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Canines in the upper jaw usually erupt in the mouth between the age of 11 to 12 years. In 2% to 3% of the population these teeth fail to erupt into the mouth and become lodged in the roof of the mouth (palate), they are then referred to as 'palatally im... |
| Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Title: | Hand and ultrasonic instrumentation for orthograde root canal treatment of permanent teeth |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Root canal treatment is a frequently performed dental procedure which is carried out on teeth in which the nerve has died.Removal of the tissue remnants and cleaning and shaping of the root canal are important steps for success. These may include the us... |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Title: | Single versus multiple visits for endodontic treatment of permanent teeth |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Root canal treatment or endodontic treatment, is a common procedure in dentistry. The main indications for root canal treatment are irreversible inflammation of the dental pulp (pulpitis) and death of the dental pulp caused by carious processes, tooth c... |
| Date: | Aug 2007 |
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