Brushing vs Association of brushing and effervescent tablets: Fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed)
- Population
- Maxillary complete denture (CD) wearers
- Intervention
- Brushing
- Comparison
- Association of brushing and effervescent tablets
- Outcome
- Fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed)
Brushing led to higher fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with association of brushing and effervescent tablets; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Brushing vs Association of brushing and effervescent tablets Fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed) · Maxillary complete denture (CD) wearers Brushing led to higher fusobacteria (colony forming units, log-transformed) compared with association of brushing and effervescent tablets; GRADE not reported. Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults (2009) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD 2.86 [2.25, 3.47] | 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
The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.
- Brushing vs no treatment · Maxillary complete denture (CD) wearers · 1 review
- Brushing vs Effervescent tablets · Maxillary complete denture (CD) wearers · 1 review
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.