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38% SDF (every 6 months) vs no treatment: Inactive (arrested) carious lesions on permanent first molars
- Population
- Children with dental caries in permanent (first) molars
- Intervention
- 38% SDF (every 6 months)
- Comparison
- no treatment
- Outcome
- Inactive (arrested) carious lesions on permanent first molars
Six-monthly SDF produced significantly more inactive (arrested) lesions than no treatment in children's permanent molars (0.3 vs 0.1; p<0.05; ungraded).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
38% SDF (every 6 months) vs No treatment Inactive (arrested) carious lesions on permanent first molars · Children with dental caries in permanent (first) molars · 36 months, School-based (children), Llodra 2005 Six-monthly SDF produced significantly more inactive (arrested) lesions than no treatment in children's permanent molars (0.3 vs 0.1; p<0.05; ungraded). A systematic review on the effect of silver diamine fluoride for management of dental caries in permanent… (2023) All outcomes | Mean inactive lesions per child 0.3 | 1 study · 452 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A systematic review on the effect of silver diamine fluoride for management of dental caries in permanent teeth. 2023 All outcomes | December 2022 | 13 | Low / Critically Low |
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