Question · asked by 1 review
Fluoride varnish vs Fluoride toothpaste alone: Proportion of children developing new caries (deciduous)
- Population
- Children and adolescents aged 16 years or less
- Intervention
- Fluoride varnish
- Comparison
- Fluoride toothpaste alone
- Outcome
- Proportion of children developing new caries (deciduous)
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Fluoride varnish vs Fluoride toothpaste Proportion of children developing new caries (deciduous) · Children or adolescents aged 16 or less at the start of the study One topical fluoride (toothpastes, or mouthrinses, or gels, or varnishes) versus another for preventing… (2004) · Cochrane All outcomes | Petersson 1985 reported the proportion of children developing one or more new carious deciduous surfaces; exactly the same proportions were reported in both groups (no evidence of a difference). | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| One topical fluoride (toothpastes, or mouthrinses, or gels, or varnishes) versus another for preventing dental caries in children and… 2004 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2001-10 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.