Non‐invasive management strategies for molar‐incisor hypomineralization (MIH) in children  Authors: Prachi Kumari, Kanika Singh Dhull, Sharon R Lewis, Brahmananda Dutta, Anandamoy Bagchi, Neeraj Gugnani, Jugajyoti Pathi, Dhirendra Kumar Singh, Nivedita Sahoo, Lipsa Bhuyan

Nasoalveolar moulding therapy in children with orofacial clefts Authors: Masahiro Takahashi, Noyuri Yamaji, Yoko Koide, So Koizumi, Minoru Sanda, Koki Takamatsu, Hisashi Noma, Erika Ota, Tetsutaro Yamaguchi, Takeshi Hasegawa

Prof Tanya Walsh, Prof Anne-Marie Glenny and Dr Lucy O'Malley are at IADR 2026 in San Diego. Listen to their presentations, read their posts, and say hello to them at the following times: 

Authors: Lucy O'Malley, Sharon Lewis, Philip M Preshaw, Philip Riley, Pauline Adair, Marc LE Edwards, Heather Raison, Matthew J Byrne, George Kitsaras, Pia-Merete Jervoe-Storm

Restorative materials for the direct coronal restoration of permanent posterior dentition: an overview of systematic reviews* Authors: Lewis SR, Walsh T, Glenny AM, Banerjee A, Boyers D, Hatton PV, Mackie C, Martin N, Palin WM, Pritchard MW, Quinn BM, Ramsay CR, Ricketts D, Riley P, Clarkson JE

Interventions for replacing missing teeth: prostheses for the edentulous mandible Authors: Sarra Jawad, Sharon R Lewis, Tanya Walsh, Dwayne Boyers, Philip Riley, Owen Addison

We are now offering regular drop-in sessions for authors supported by Cochrane Oral Health. We are available for an online discussion about your Cochrane protocol or review on the following days:

Authors: Helen V Worthington, Sharon Lewis, Anne-Marie Glenny, Shulamite Huang, Nicola Innes, Lucy O'Malley, Philip Riley, Tanya Walsh, May Wong, Jan Clarkson, Analia Veitz-Keenan

We are delighted to report that Professor Helen Worthington has been recognised in Research.com's rankings of the top 100 Best Female Scientists in the UK 2024.  Helen is Emeritus Professor of Evidence Based Care at The University of Manchester, and a former Co-ordinating Editor of Cochrane Oral Health. Helen's research has a H-index of 105 and 46, 311 citations. Helen said of her achievement:  

Authors: Iheozor-Ejiofor Z, Walsh T, Lewis SR, Riley P, Boyers D, Clarkson JE, Worthington HV, Glenny A-M, O'Malley L

Authors: Pia‐Merete Jervøe‐Storm, Jennifer Bunke, Helen V Worthington, Raluca Cosgarea, Ian Needleman, Laur

Authors: May Chun Mei Wong, Rui Zhang, Bella Weijia Luo, Anne-Marie Glenny, Helen V Worthington, Edward Chin Man Lo Topical fluoride as a cause of dental fluorosis in children*  Review question Is the use of topical fluoride during early childhood associated with mottling of teeth? Key messages

Authors: Darren Owens, Simon Watkinson, Jayne E Harrison, Sarah Turner, Helen V Worthington Orthodontic treatment for prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) in children* Review question Do braces correct or improve 'underbite' (prominent lower front teeth) in children and teens? 

Authors: Adam Jones, Benjamin Veale, Tiffany Li, Vishal R Aggarwal, Joshua Twigg.  This review was published in the Cochrane Library on 28 February 2024. It is an update of earlier review from 2008. Here is the Plain Language Summary of the updated review findings.  Interventions for the management of oral submucous fibrosis*   Review question   Which treatments are effective in improving the symptoms associated with oral submucous fibrosis?   Key messages

Our team members Dr Lucy O'Malley and Prof Tanya Walsh presented posters for the latest updates of two Cochrane systematic reviews at the 2024 IADR conference in New Orleans: "Water fluoridation for the prevention of caries" and "Topical silver diamine fluoride (SDF) for managing dental caries in children and adults".

Authors: Helen V Worthington, Vishal M Bulsara, Anne-Marie Glenny, Janet E Clarkson, David I Conway, Michaelina Macluskey

Authors: Chang Liu, Zhi Wei, Fan Jian, Grant McIntyre, Declan T Millett, Wenli Lai, Yan Wang

Authors: Conchita Martin, Simon J Littlewood, Declan T Millett, Bridget Doubleday, David Bearn, Helen V Worthington, Alvaro LimonesKey messages‐ We cannot draw firm conclusions about any one approach to retention over another because we have little confidence in the evidence.

Authors: Ahmed El-Angbawi, Grant McIntyre, Padhraig S Fleming, David BearnReview questionDo additional non-surgical procedures that claim to accelerate orthodontic tooth movement reduce the overall length of orthodontic treatment?

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by a new strain of Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) discovered in 2019, and not previously identified in humans. Common symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the current COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic.