Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome

Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome

Cochrane Review 7 SoF Entries

Summary of Findings

Key results and quality assessments using GRADE methodology

Outcome Effect Participants Studies Certainty
Oral health: Not having seen a dentist in the past year
Standard care
nan - - Not assessed
Oral health: Not brushing teeth twice a day
Standard care
nan - - Not assessed
Quality of life: Chronic pain
Standard care
nan - - Not assessed
Adverse events: Clinically important specific adverse events
Standard care
nan - - Not assessed
Service use: Emergency medical/dental treatment
Standard care
nan - - Not assessed
Leaving the study early
Standard care
1.67 - - Not assessed
Dental state: No clinically important change in plaque index
Standard care
-0.5 - - 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: CD008802
Outcomes: 7 assessed

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Evidence Quality Distribution:
Not assessed: 7