Brushing vs no treatment: Total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed)
- Population
- Maxillary complete denture (CD) wearers
- Intervention
- Brushing
- Comparison
- no treatment
- Outcome
- Total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed)
Brushing led to lower total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with no treatment; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Brushing vs No treatment Total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed) · Maxillary complete denture (CD) wearers Brushing led to lower total anaerobes (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with no treatment; GRADE not reported. Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults (2009) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD -1.06 [-1.39, -0.73] | 1 study · 18 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes | May 2009 | Not listed | Not assessed |
Related questions
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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.