Interventions for preventing oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment

Interventions for preventing oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment

Cochrane Review 12 SoF Entries

Summary of Findings

Key results and quality assessments using GRADE methodology

Outcome Effect Participants Studies Certainty
Rate of infection of dental staff or patients
no HVE
nan - - Not assessed
Reduction in volume of contaminated aerosols in the operative environment
no HVE
nan - - Not assessed
Reduction in level of contamination in aerosols (CFU/mm³) during ultrasonic scaling and air polishing at less than 1 foot from oral cavity
no HVE
-47.41 - - Not assessed
Reduction in level of contamination in aerosols (CFU/mm³) during ultrasonic scaling and air polishing at more than 1 foot from oral cavity
no HVE
-1.0 - - Not assessed
Reduction in level of contamination in aerosols during ultrasonic scaling at 40 cm
conventional dental suction
-2.3 - - Not assessed
Reduction in level of contamination in aerosols during ultrasonic scaling at 150 cm
conventional dental suction
-2.2 - - Not assessed
Reduction in level of contamination in aerosols during restorative procedures at 1 meter from mouth
no rubber dam
-16.2 - - Not assessed
Reduction in the level of contamination in aerosols during restorative procedures at 2 meters from mouth
no rubber dam
-11.7 - - Not assessed
Reduction in the level of contamination in aerosols during restorative procedures at forehead
no rubber dam
0.98 - - Not assessed
Reduction in the level of contamination in aerosols during restorative procedures at occiput
no rubber dam
0.77 - - Not assessed
Reduction in level of contamination in aerosols during restorative procedures at participant's chest
no rubber dam + HVE
-251.0 - - Not assessed
Reduction in level of contamination in aerosols during restorative procedures at dental unit light
no rubber dam + HVE
-12.7 - - 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: CD013686
Outcomes: 12 assessed

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Evidence Quality Distribution:
Not assessed: 12