Resin infiltration + 5% NaF varnish vs Sealants plus fluoride varnish (with or without restorations): Arrest or reversal of noncavitated occlusal carious lesions
- Population
- Children and adults with noncavitated carious lesions on occlusal surfaces (primary and permanent teeth)
- Intervention
- Resin infiltration + 5% NaF varnish
- Comparison
- Sealants plus fluoride varnish (with or without restorations)
- Outcome
- Arrest or reversal of noncavitated occlusal carious lesions
Resin infiltration + 5% NaF varnish may not differ from Sealant + 5% NaF varnish for arrest or reversal of occlusal carious lesions (RR 0.95, 95% CI 0.75 to 1.21; low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Resin infiltration + 5% NaF varnish vs Sealant + 5% NaF varnish Arrest or reversal of noncavitated occlusal carious lesions · Children and adults with noncavitated carious lesions on occlusal surfaces (primary and permanent teeth) · 8-12 mo, Dental practice (professionally applied or prescribed nonrestorative caries treatments; parallel and split-mouth RCTs) Resin infiltration + 5% NaF varnish may not differ from Sealant + 5% NaF varnish for arrest or reversal of occlusal carious lesions (RR 0.95, 95% CI 0.75 to 1.21; low certainty). Nonrestorative Treatments for Caries: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. (2019) All outcomes | RR 0.95 [0.75, 1.21] | 7 studies · 1575 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonrestorative Treatments for Caries: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. 2019 All outcomes | June 2017 | 54 | Critically Low / Critically Low |
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