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Fluoride-releasing resin-based sealant vs No sealant (control/no treatment): Mean caries increment (mean number of new cavitated occlusal lesions)
- Population
- Children with caries-free or non-cavitated carious lesion primary molars, aged 3-7 years (paediatric department, dental hospital, France)
- Intervention
- Fluoride-releasing resin-based sealant
- Comparison
- No sealant (control/no treatment)
- Outcome
- Mean caries increment (mean number of new cavitated occlusal lesions)
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Fluoride-releasing resin-based sealant vs No sealant (no treatment) Mean caries increment (mean number of new cavitated occlusal lesions) · Children with caries-free or non-cavitated carious lesion primary molars, aged 3-7 years (paediatric department,… · 24 months Sealants for preventing dental caries in primary teeth (2022) · Cochrane All outcomes | Mean number of new cavitated occlusal lesions 0.23 (SD 0.06) in sealed molars vs 0.29 (SD 0.06) in control molars (Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test P = 0.42) | 1 study · 85 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sealants for preventing dental caries in primary teeth 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2021-02 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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