Interventions for dry mouth and hyposalivation in Sjögren's syndrome

Interventions for dry mouth and hyposalivation in Sjögren's syndrome

Cochrane Review 9 SoF Entries

Summary of Findings

Key results and quality assessments using GRADE methodology

Outcome Effect Participants Studies Certainty
Measures of clinical activity: mean percentage of 12- to 14-year-olds receiving fissure sealants for second permanent molars per dentist (weighted by number of children seen) – adjusted
No specific intervention
9.8 - - Not assessed
Measures of clinical activity: mean percentage of 12- to 14-year-olds receiving fissure sealants for second permanent molars per dentist (weighted by number of children seen) – unadjusted
No specific intervention
7.1 - - Not assessed
Healthcare costs: cost-effectiveness of fee-for-service vs. control (reported as the "% change in outcome per £[GBP]" – currency year NR)
No specific intervention
0.1 - - Not assessed
Measures of health service utilisation: mean number of visits per 0- to 15-year-old
Fee-for-service remuneration
-0.4 - - Not assessed
Patient outcomes: mean number of filled teeth per 0- to 15-year-old
Fee-for-service remuneration
-0.18 - - Not assessed
Patient outcomes: mean percentage of 0- to 15-year-olds having one or more teeth extracted
Fee-for-service remuneration
-28.0 - - Not assessed
Patient outcomes: mean number of decayed teeth per 14- to 15-year-old (data for 0- to 15-year-olds NR)
Fee-for-service remuneration
0.16 - - Not assessed
Measures of clinical activity: mean percentage of 0- to 15-year-olds receiving active preventive advice
Fee-for-service remuneration
142.0 - - Not assessed
Healthcare costs: mean expenditure in GBP (currency year NR) per 0- to 15-year-old
Fee-for-service remuneration
4.22 - - 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: CD009853
Outcomes: 9 assessed

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Evidence Quality Distribution:
Not assessed: 9