Question · asked by 1 review
38% SDF plus oral health education vs oral health instruction plus tonic water: new root-surface carious lesions or restorations
- Population
- community-dwelling older adults with root caries
- Intervention
- 38% SDF plus oral health education
- Comparison
- oral health instruction plus tonic water
- Outcome
- new root-surface carious lesions or restorations
SDF had a 62% preventative fraction; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating was reported.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
38% SDF plus oral health instruction vs oral health instruction plus tonic water new root-surface carious lesions or restorations · community-dwelling older adults with root caries · 30 months, Hong Kong SDF had a 62% preventative fraction; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating was reported. A systematic review on the effect of silver diamine fluoride for management of dental caries in permanent… (2023) All outcomes | Preventative fraction (%) 62 | 1 study · 323 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A systematic review on the effect of silver diamine fluoride for management of dental caries in permanent teeth. 2023 All outcomes | December 2022 | 13 | Low / Critically Low |
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