Silver nitrate versus topical antibiotics for preventing conjunctivitis in newborn infants

Silver nitrate versus topical antibiotics for preventing conjunctivitis in newborn infants

Cochrane Review 24 SoF Entries

Summary of Findings

Key results and quality assessments using GRADE methodology

Outcome Effect Participants Studies Certainty
Alignment rate
Wire composed of other materials (conventional StSt, superelastic nickel‐titanium, thermoelastic nickel‐titanium)
nan - - Not assessed
Root resorption
Wire composed of other materials (conventional StSt, superelastic nickel‐titanium, thermoelastic nickel‐titanium)
nan - - Not assessed
Time to alignment
Wire composed of other materials (conventional StSt, superelastic nickel‐titanium, thermoelastic nickel‐titanium)
nan - - Not assessed
Pain
Wire composed of other materials (conventional StSt, superelastic nickel‐titanium, thermoelastic nickel‐titanium)
-2.68 - - Not assessed
Alignment rate between first molars
multistrand stainless steel
7.5 - - Not assessed
Pain day 1
multistrand stainless steel
2.68 - - Not assessed
Alignment rate between canines
conventional NiTi
0.28 - - Not assessed
Tooth movement
Multistrand stainless steel initial arch wires
nan - - Not assessed
Pain (VAS) day 1 or day 7
Multistrand stainless steel initial arch wires
nan - - Not assessed
Pain (VAS) day 1
Conventional (stabilised) nickel titanium arch wires
nan - - Not assessed
Alignment (mm/12 weeks)
Single-strand superelastic nickel titanium arch wire
nan - - Not assessed
Alignment rate ratio
Single-strand superelastic nickel titanium arch wire
nan - - Not assessed
Pain (VAS) day 1 & day 7
Single-strand superelastic nickel titanium arch wire
nan - - Not assessed
Root Resorption
Single-strand superelastic nickel titanium arch wire
nan - - Not assessed
Alignment rate (contact point movement)
0.016 inch NiTi wire
0.28 - - Not assessed
Time to alignment of the lower anterior dental arches (days)
0.016 inch NiTi wire
8.0 - - Not assessed
Pain intensity (2nd day)
0.014 inch NiTi wire
1.2 - - Not assessed
Pain intensity (3rd day)
0.014 inch NiTi wire
4.0 - - Not assessed
Pain intensity (4th day)
0.014 inch NiTi wire
1.6 - - Not assessed
Pain intensity (5th day)
0.014 inch NiTi wire
1.3 - - Not assessed
Pain intensity (6th day)
0.014 inch NiTi wire
-0.5 - - Not assessed
Pain intensity (7th day)
0.014 inch NiTi wire
0.4 - - Not assessed
Pain intensity (1st day)
0.015 inch multistrand stainless steel wire
5.3 - - Not assessed
Pain intensity (over 14 days)
0.015 inch multistrand stainless steel wire
-0.4 - - 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: CD007859
Outcomes: 24 assessed

Related Content

Evidence Quality Distribution:
Not assessed: 24