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Cochrane Oral Health Group Scope

The Group aims to produce systematic reviews which primarily include all randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of oral health. Oral health is broadly conceived to include the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of oral, dental and craniofacial diseases and disorders.

Topics

DENTAL CARIES      
  Prevention    
    Antimicrobial Mouthwashes/rinses
      Gel
    Dental floss  
    Interdental brushes/sticks  
    Irrigators  
    Preventive therapies Pit & fissure sealants
    Fluoride therapy Topical
      Systemic
    Diet Infant feeding
      Sugar substitutes
    Oral health education  
  Treatment    
    Restorative Tooth restorations
      Prostheses
    Extraction Postoperative complications
    Pulp treatment  
    Fluoride therapy Topical
    Ozone  
    Chemo-mechanical  

 

PERIODONTAL DISEASE      
  Gingivitis    
  Prevention    
    Oral health education  
    Oral hygiene instruction  
    Antimicrobial  
    Toothbrushes Manual or powered
    Dentifrices/toothbrushes Anti-calculus
      Triclosan
    Dental floss  
    Interdental brushes/sticks  
    Irrigators  
    Psychological interventions  
  Treatment    
    Surgical  
    Guided tissue regeneration  
    Non-surgical  
    Occlusal interventions  
  Associated conditions    

 

CRANIOFACIAL ANOMALIES      
  Treatment    
    Orthodontic treatment  
    Cleft lip and palate  

 

ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY      
  Removal of third molars    
  Traumatic injury    
  Implants/prostheses    
  Nerve injuries    

 

ORAL CANCER      
  Prevention    
    Screening  
  Treatment    
    Retinoid therapy  
    Ameloblastomas  
  Oral care for cancer patients    

 

ORAL PAIN      
  Treatment    
    Dentine hypersensitivity  
    Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) pain Splint therapy
      Intra-articular injections
      Pharmacological
      Arthrocentesis and lavage
  Postoperative    
  Chronic facial pain    
  Orthodontic pain    

 

ORAL MEDICINE      
  Prevention    
    Infection control  
    Aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers)  
  Treatment    
    Oral lesions  
    Burning mouth syndrome  

 

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY      

 

DENTAL ANXIETY      

 

MAINTENANCE      

 

COSMETIC      



 

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