Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) plus fluoride varnish vs Atraumatic restorative treatment + fluoride varnish (ART+FV): Oral health-related quality of life
- Population
- Children with dental caries
- Intervention
- Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) plus fluoride varnish
- Comparison
- Atraumatic restorative treatment + fluoride varnish (ART+FV)
- Outcome
- Oral health-related quality of life
SDF plus fluoride varnish did not significantly differ from ART plus fluoride varnish for oral health-related quality of life (MD 0.16, 95% CI -0.1 to 0.42; ungraded).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Silver diamine fluoride + fluoride varnish (SDF+FV) vs Atraumatic restorative treatment + fluoride varnish (ART+FV) Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL; COHIP-SF) · Children with dental caries (ages ~2-13 years in the pooled trials) · Post-treatment, Pediatric dental care; trials conducted in China, the USA, and Brazil SDF plus fluoride varnish did not significantly differ from ART plus fluoride varnish for oral health-related quality of life (MD 0.16, 95% CI -0.1 to 0.42; ungraded). Silver diamine fluoride and oral health-related quality of life: A review and network meta-analysis. (2022) All outcomes | MD 0.16 [-0.1, 0.42] | 1 study · 246 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 |
Studies behind the findings
The primary studies the full-text reviews tie to this outcome. Reviews with headline outcomes only do not list them here.
- Silver diamine fluoride, atraumatic restorations, and oral health-related quality of life - Results from the <i>CariedAway</i> cluster… · 2021 · included by 1 of these review
How reviews are matched to this question
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