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Objective:To evaluate the effectiveness of minimal flap surgery in the treatment sub-gingival caries ( class V cavities) . Methods:57 teeth(4 incisors, 13 canines, 38 premolars and 2 molars) with sub-gingival caries in 42 patients were treated by com-bined gingival flap surgery. Sub-gingival caries was fully exposed and the lesion was fully removed, then the deffects were filled with flowing resin. Before operation, 6 and 12 months after treatment, PD, SBI and gingival recession were examined. Results:Success rate of the treatment was 98. 25%. No statistically significant difference of the indexes was found during 12-month-follow up. Conclu-sion:Minimal flap surgery is effective for the treatment of sub-gingival caries ( class V cavities) .
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate methodological and reporting quality of the randomized controlled trials on cognitive-behavioral therapy(CBT) on temporomandibular disorders(TMD).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The electronic databases of Medline via Ovid, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trial, CBM and CNKI, and five Chinese stomatological journals were included to collect randomized controlled trial(RCT) and quasi-RCT(qRCT) on CBT on TMD. Data were assessed using the quality assessment criteria recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration, and the reporting quality was assessed using the consolidated standards of reporting trials (CONSORT) checklist.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>232 articles were collected by the search strategy, of which 5 (3 RCTs and 2 qRCTs) met the inclusion criteria. The methodological quality varied among the studies with 2 scored as B and 3 as C. The highest score evaluated by the CONSORT checklist was 24.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The methodological qualities of included studies on CBT on TMD are generally low, and its reporting quality which is checked by CONSORT is also unsatisfactory yet.</p>