Restorative materials for the direct coronal restoration of permanent posterior dentition: an overview of systematic reviewsAuthors: 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 JEHere, we provide an Executive Summary of an overview conducted in 2025. The full report is undergoing peer review and will be published in the Cochrane Library in 2026.  

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

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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