Cochrane

Review question This review has been produced to assess whether or not xylitol, a natural sweetener used in products such as sweets, candy, chewing gum and toothpaste, can help prevent tooth decay in children and adults. Background Tooth decay is a common disease affecting up to 90% of children and most adults worldwide. It impacts on quality of ...

Review question Do injections of local anaesthetic given whilst children and young people (aged 17 years or younger) are having dental treatment under general anaesthetic reduce the amount of pain felt afterwards? Background It can be difficult when giving dental treatment to children and young people to do it simply using a local anaesthetic (LA) ...

Review question We conducted this review to assess the effects of different types of slow-release fluoride devices on preventing, stopping, or reversing the progression of tooth decay on all surface types of deciduous ('baby') and permanent teeth. Background Tooth decay is not distributed evenly among the population, with certain groups being at ...

Review question The main question addressed by this review was: what is the best method for the management of taste disorders? Background The sense of taste is essential to the health and psychological well-being of an individual. Taste disorders can range from lack of taste, to distortion of taste, to reduced ability to taste. Any disorder in taste ...

Review question This review has been conducted to assess the effects of different interventions, administered systemically or topically, for the prevention or treatment of oral ulcers in people with Behçet's disease. The interventions could be compared with an alternative intervention, no intervention or the administration of a placebo. Background ...

Interventions were able to correct anterior open bite but this was based on data from two studies that have problems in their quality.Open bite is characterised by a lack of vertical overlap of the upper and lower incisors. This problem has several possible causes such as mouth breathing, sucking habits, alteration of development of jaw and maxilla. ...

Review question This review, produced by the Cochrane Oral Health Group, seeks to assess the effects of using implants surgically placed in bone in the mouth in order to stabilise (anchor) teeth during treatment with orthodontic braces and compares implants with the use of conventional methods. It also assesses the effects of different surgical anchorage ...

Review question The main question addressed by this review produced by the Cochrane Oral Health Group was whether or not treatment for moderate to severe gum disease (periodontitis) also has an effect on the prevention or management of heart and blood vessel (cardiovascular) disease. Background Gum disease (periodontitis) is a common chronic or ...

Review question We conducted this review to assess the effects of different orthodontic treatments for correcting posterior crossbites. Background Posterior crossbite is when the top back teeth bite down inside the bottom back teeth. It occurs when the top teeth or jaw are narrower than the bottom teeth and can happen on one or both sides of the ...

Review question The main question addressed by this review is how effective are different options for treating extensive tooth decay in children's milk teeth to resolve the child's symptoms (typically pain, swelling, abnormal movement) and tooth signs (as shown on an x-ray). Background Tooth decay in the milk teeth (or primary teeth) of children ...