Question · asked by 1 review
Resin-based fissure sealant plus fluoride varnish vs Fluoride varnish: Changes in decayed, missing and filled (DMF) figures at whole-mouth level
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Resin-based fissure sealant plus fluoride varnish vs Fluoride varnish alone Changes from baseline in decayed, missing and filled (DMF) figures at whole-mouth level · Children and adolescents from the general population, younger than 20 years of age at the start of the study · 2 years Pit and fissure sealants versus fluoride varnishes for preventing dental decay in the permanent teeth of… (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes | Splieth 2001: whole-mouth mean DMFS increased from 0.2 to 0.6 after 1 year and to 1.1 after 2 years; most caries on occlusal surfaces of first permanent molars (50.9%). | 1 study · 92 participants | GRADE not reported |
Resin-based fissure sealant plus fluoride varnish vs Fluoride varnish alone Changes in decayed, missing and filled (DMF) figures at whole-mouth level · Children and adolescents from the general population, younger than 20 years of age at the start of the study · 2 years Pit and fissure sealants versus fluoride varnishes for preventing dental decay in the permanent teeth of… (2016) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003067.PUB4, superseded | Splieth 2001: whole-mouth mean DMFS increased from 0.2 to 0.6 after 1 year and to 1.1 after 2 years; most caries on occlusal surfaces of first permanent molars (50.9%). | 1 study · 92 participants | GRADE not reported |
Resin-based fissure sealant plus fluoride varnish vs Fluoride varnish alone Changes in decayed, missing and filled (DMF) figures at whole-mouth level · Children and adolescents under 20 years of age · 2 years Pit and fissure sealants versus fluoride varnishes for preventing dental decay in the permanent teeth of… (2010) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003067.PUB3, superseded | Splieth 2001: mean whole-mouth DMFS increased from 0.2 to 0.6 after 1 year and to 1.1 after 2 years. | 1 study · 98 participants | GRADE not reported |
Resin-based fissure sealant plus fluoride varnish vs Fluoride varnish alone Changes in decayed, missing and filled (DMF) figures at whole-mouth level · Children and adolescents under 20 years of age · 2 years Pit and fissure sealants versus fluoride varnishes for preventing dental decay in the permanent teeth of… (2006) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003067.PUB2, superseded | Splieth 2001: mean DMFS score of the whole mouth increased from 0.2 to 0.6 after 1 year and to 1.1 after 2 years; most caries still occurred on occlusal surfaces of first permanent molars (50.9%). | 1 study · 98 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pit and fissure sealants versus fluoride varnishes for preventing dental decay in the permanent teeth of children and adolescents 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes | 19 March 2020 | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
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