Question · asked by 1 review
SDF (given at a particular frequency, concentration, or duration) vs SDF (given at a different frequency, concentration, or duration): Adverse effects
- Population
- Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
- Intervention
- SDF (given at a particular frequency, concentration, or duration)
- Comparison
- SDF (given at a different frequency, concentration, or duration)
- Outcome
- Adverse effects
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
SDF (given at a particular frequency, concentration, or duration) vs SDF (given at a different frequency, concentration, or duration) Adverse effects · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions) · 24 to 30 months, Children Topical silver diamine fluoride (SDF) for preventing and managing dental caries in children and adults (2024) · Cochrane All outcomes | 1 study (203 children) reported that black or brown staining on treated lesions was commonly found in both groups, with little or no difference according to whether SDF treatment was given in 3 applications at… | 3 studies · 1121 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topical silver diamine fluoride (SDF) for preventing and managing dental caries in children and adults 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2023-06 | 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.