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Silver diamine fluoride (SDF, including SDF + fluoride varnish) vs Other standard-of-care caries treatments pooled (placebo, ART, or ART + fluoride varnish): Oral health-related quality of life

Population
Children with dental caries
Intervention
Silver diamine fluoride (SDF, including SDF + fluoride varnish)
Comparison
Other standard-of-care caries treatments pooled (placebo, ART, or ART + fluoride varnish)
Outcome
Oral health-related quality of life

SDF had no significant effect on oral health-related quality of life versus pooled standard-of-care caries treatments (SMD -0.06, 95% CI -0.20 to 0.08; ungraded).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Silver diamine fluoride (SDF, including SDF + fluoride varnish) vs Other standard-of-care caries treatments pooled (placebo, ART, or ART + fluoride varnish)
Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL; ECOHIS/COHIP) · Children with dental caries (ages ~2-13 years in the pooled trials) · Post-treatment (follow-up varied by trial), Pediatric dental care; trials conducted in China, the USA, and Brazil
SDF had no significant effect on oral health-related quality of life versus pooled standard-of-care caries treatments (SMD -0.06, 95% CI -0.20 to 0.08; ungraded).
Silver diamine fluoride and oral health-related quality of life: A review and network meta-analysis. (2022) All outcomes
SMD -0.06 [-0.20, 0.08]5 studies · 820 participantsGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Silver diamine fluoride and oral health-related quality of life: A review and network meta-analysis.
2022 All outcomes
30 July 202110Critically Low / Critically Low
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