Question · asked by 1 review
Fluoride supplementation (tablets, drops, lozenges or chewing gum) vs placebo or no treatment: Adverse effects (apart from fluorosis)
- Population
- Pregnant women (for preventing dental caries in the primary teeth of their children)
- Intervention
- Fluoride supplementation (tablets, drops, lozenges or chewing gum)
- Comparison
- placebo or no treatment
- Outcome
- Adverse effects (apart from fluorosis)
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Fluoride supplementation (tablets, drops, lozenges or chewing gum) vs Placebo or no treatment Adverse effects (apart from fluorosis) · Pregnant women (for preventing dental caries in the primary teeth of their children) Fluoride supplementation (with tablets, drops, lozenges or chewing gum) in pregnant women for preventing… (2017) · Cochrane All outcomes | no estimate extracted | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fluoride supplementation (with tablets, drops, lozenges or chewing gum) in pregnant women for preventing dental caries in the primary… 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2017-01 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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.