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Fluoride gel (topically applied; operator- or self-applied; any fluoride agent/concentration; frequency at least once a year) vs High-content fluoride toothpaste (1350 ppm): Incidence of ORN

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Fluoride gel (450 ppm) vs High-content fluoride toothpaste (1350 ppm)
Incidence of ORN · Adults with head and neck cancer undergoing curative or adjuvant radiotherapy (at risk of osteoradionecrosis of the… · 14 to 36 months
Interventions for preventing osteoradionecrosis of the jaws in adults receiving head and neck radiotherapy (2019) · Cochrane All outcomes
This comparison was only made in 1 study, which showed no difference between the 2 interventions: no patients in either group developed ORN (12- to 36-month follow-up) (0/99 in the fluoride gel group and 0/91 in the…1 study · 220 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for preventing osteoradionecrosis of the jaws in adults receiving head and neck radiotherapy
2019 · Cochrane All outcomes
2019-11list not extracted yetNot 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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