1.23% APF gel vs Not specified: Remineralisation of early enamel caries
One trial found acidulated phosphate fluoride gel did not remineralise early enamel caries; ungraded.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
1.23% acidulated phosphate fluoride (APF) gel vs Not specified Remineralisation of early enamel caries · Children with incipient (early) enamel caries · Children in clinical dental settings One trial found acidulated phosphate fluoride gel did not remineralise early enamel caries; ungraded. Caries remineralisation and arresting effect in children by professionally applied fluoride treatment - a… (2016) All outcomes | One double-blind randomised trial found acidulated phosphate fluoride gel was not effective to remineralise early enamel caries. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caries remineralisation and arresting effect in children by professionally applied fluoride treatment - a systematic review. 2016 All outcomes | Publications from 1948 to 2014 (search date not reported) | 17 | 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.
- Efficacy of 1.23% APF gel applications on incipient carious lesions: a double-blind randomized clinical trial. · 2013 · included by 1 of these review
How reviews are matched to this question
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