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1400/250 ppm F (amine F/SnF2) toothpaste + mouthrinse, daily vs 1400/250 ppm F (NaF) toothpaste + mouthrinse, daily: Gingival bleeding (various bleeding indices)

It is very uncertain whether 1400/250 ppm F (amine F/SnF2) toothpaste + mouthrinse, daily changes gingival bleeding index (mean change from baseline) compared with 1400/250 ppm F (NaF) toothpaste + mouthrinse, daily (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
1400/250 ppm F (amine F/SnF2) toothpaste + mouthrinse, daily vs 1400/250 ppm F (NaF) toothpaste + mouthrinse, daily
Gingival bleeding index (mean change from baseline) · Orthodontic patients of any age with fixed braces (new DLs assessed at debond) · At debond; follow-up 1.5 years
It is very uncertain whether 1400/250 ppm F (amine F/SnF2) toothpaste + mouthrinse, daily changes gingival bleeding index (mean change from baseline) compared with 1400/250 ppm F (NaF) toothpaste + mouthrinse, daily (very low certainty).
Fluorides for preventing early tooth decay (demineralised lesions) during fixed brace treatment (2019) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -0.07 [-0.15, 0.01]1 study · 97 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Fluorides for preventing early tooth decay (demineralised lesions) during fixed brace treatment
2019 · Cochrane All outcomes
1 February 2019list not extracted yetNot assessed

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