The Cochrane Collaboration has developed in response to the late Archie Cochrane's call for systematic, up-to-date reviews of all relevant RCTs of health care. The Cochrane Oral Health Group is part of this collaboration.  

The Cochrane Library consists of a regularly updated collection of evidence-based medicine.  

databases.  The following entries are of relevance to the practice of Oral Medicine:

OOInterventions for preventing oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment

OOInterventions for treating oral lichen planus

OOInterventions for the treatment of burning mouth syndrome  

OOInterventions for treating oral leukoplakia

OOInterventions for treating oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment

OOInterventions for treating oral mucositis for patients with cancer receiving treatment

OOInterventions for mucous membrane pemphigoid and epidermolysis bullosa acquisita

OOScreening programmes for the early detection and prevention of oral cancer

Clinical Evidence is a monthly, updated directory of evidence on the effects of common clinical
interventions.  It is published in paper form every 6 months, or is available in electronically via:

OOONational Library for Health (NLH).

From the NeLH site go to ‘search Clinical Evidence’.  Once in the Clinical Evidence site use the

menu on the left side of the page.  This includes entries for the following conditions:
Ear, nose and throat disorders
OOAcute sinusitis

Infectious diseases
OOPostherpetic neuralgia

Neurological disorders
OOBell’s palsy
OOTrigeminal neuralgia

Oral health
OOAphthous ulcers: recurrent
OOBurning mouth syndrome
OOCandidiasis