Mouthguards for preventing oral and facial injuries

Mouthguards for preventing oral and facial injuries

Cochrane Review 9 SoF Entries

Summary of Findings

Key results and quality assessments using GRADE methodology

Outcome Effect Participants Studies Certainty
Overjet - 1 year treatment (at end of treatment)
no treatment
4.1 - - Not assessed
Overjet - 1 year treatment (mean 2 years post-treatment)
no treatment
2.5 - - Not assessed
ANB - 1 year follow-up
no treatment
3.93 - - Not assessed
ANB - 3-year follow-up
no treatment
1.4 - - Not assessed
Overjet at end of 1 year of treatment
no treatment
3.3 - - Not assessed
ANB at end of 1 year of treatment
no treatment
1.7 - - Not assessed
Overjet
no treatment
5.03 - - Not assessed
ANB
no treatment
3.05 - - Not assessed
Perceived need for surgery in adulthood
no treatment
3.34 - - Not assessed
GRADE Certainty of Evidence:
High Very confident in the effect estimate
Moderate Moderately confident in the effect estimate
Low Limited confidence in the effect estimate
Very Low Very little confidence in the effect estimate

Review Information

Review ID: CD003451
Outcomes: 9 assessed

Related Content

Evidence Quality Distribution:
Not assessed: 9