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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
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE 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 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver diamine fluoride and oral health-related quality of life: A review and network meta-analysis. 2022 All outcomes | 30 July 2021 | 10 | Critically Low / Critically Low |
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