This Cochrane review of community-based oral health promotion interventions included 38 studies and suggests that interventions combining oral health education with supervised toothbrushing or professional preventive oral care can reduce dental caries in children.
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Only 4 studies were included in the Cochrane review of the impact of rubber dam isolation on dental restorations. The findings suggest that using rubber dam may results in lower failure rates
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Joanne Wallace considers a recent systematic review of exercise in severe mental illness, which focuses on the factors that motivate people to exercise, and the barriers that can prevent physical activity.
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This review of the clinical performance of direct and indirect resin composite restorations in permanent teeth included 9 small RCTs . The findings suggest no difference in clinical longevity but the evidence is limited.
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This review of the failure rates of all-ceramic crowns included 14 (9 prospective, 5 retrospective) studies. Using a broad definition of failure there was little difference between rates in anterior and posterior crowns.
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This review of alveolar ridge preservation techniques addressed two questions. They main one of benefit over unassisted healing only included 9 small studies of short duration providing limited evidence to support its use.
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Dave Steele warms up for the winter triathlon season by reading a new systematic review on the effect of exercise on depressive symptoms in adolescents.
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Alan Underwood summarises a recent network meta-analysis of medication and talking treatments for OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) in adults.
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Only 3 RCTs could be identified for this review of the long-term performance of direct versus indirect composite inlays/ onlays in posterior teeth. the limited quality of the studies provide insufficient evidence to recommend direct over indirect techniques.
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This review of intra-pocket anaesthesia for patients having scaling and root planing included 11 trials and demonstrated a benefit over placebo.
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