Tracey Howe considers a systematic review examining the impact of rheumatoid arthritis on Health Related Quality of Life, measured through the SF-36.
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Fixed functional appliances for class II malocclusions
This review of fixed functional appliances for treatment of class II malocclusion included 9 studies, only one of which was a RCT. The findings suggest that fixed functional appliances are effective at producing short term improvements in class II malocclusions but should be interpreted with caution because of the quality of the available evidence.
[read the full story...]Traumatic dental injury associated with overweight/obese children?
This review of observations studies of traumatic dental injury includes 17 studies and found a higher risk of injury in overweight/obese children. Odds ratio = 1.30 (95% CI, 1.11–1.53; P < 0.05).
[read the full story...]Multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation for chronic low back pain – does it work?
Nicky Butler considers looks at a recent systematic review on the effectiveness of multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation for chronic low back pain.
[read the full story...]Motivational interviewing for paediatric oral health
The review of motivational interviewing (MI) to improve parent-child health interventions included 25 studies in all with 4 dental studies. The dental studies demonstrated a positive effect on oral health and were suggestive of a benefit on dental caries.
[read the full story...]Tooth whitening at home–strips or gel?
This review compared tooth whitening strips against 10% carbamide peroxide gel. Only 9 low quality studies were available and while meta-analysis found no difference between the interventions, the authors did not consider that strips were a substitute for gel.
[read the full story...]Antidepressants for depression in cancer: Cochrane review highlights lack of evidence
Kirsten Lawson reports on a recent Cochrane systematic review, which highlights a lack of high quality trials about the efficacy and safety of antidepressants for depression in cancer.
[read the full story...]Alveolar ridge augmentation effective suggests review
This review of alveolar ridge augmentation procedures included 40 studies only 17 of which were RCTs . While a statistically significant improvement was seen, there was a very high degree of heterogeneity because of the wide range of clinical procedures, measurement approaches and healing times in the included studies.
[read the full story...]Do corticosteroid injections improve osteoarthritis of the thumb?
Lesley Dawson looks at a study, which asked whether intra-articular injection of corticosteroid leads to pain relief and increased function in people with osteoarthritis of the thumb, and how long any effects last.
[read the full story...]Low income and tooth loss: a positive association
Seven of the 11 observational studies included in this review came from Brazil. An association between low income and tooth loss was demonstrated (OR = 2.52: 95% CI; 2.11- 3.01) even after adjusting for socioeconomic status ( OR = 1.66: 95% CI; 1.48 – 1.86).
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