Question · asked by 1 review
Effervescent tablets vs No treatment (immersion in distilled water): Microbial counts (total aerobes, anaerobes, yeasts)
- Population
- Complete denture (CD) wearers in a nursing home
- Intervention
- Effervescent tablets
- Comparison
- No treatment (immersion in distilled water)
- Outcome
- Microbial counts (total aerobes, anaerobes, yeasts)
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Effervescent tablets vs No treatment (immersion in distilled water) Microbial counts (total aerobes, anaerobes, yeasts) · Complete denture (CD) wearers in a nursing home Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults (2009) · Cochrane All outcomes | Moore 1984: soaking methods resulted in significant reduction of total aerobes and anaerobes versus distilled water (paired t test, P < 0.05); three soaking methods (Clorox and Calgon, Polident, Effedent) were less… | 1 study · 12 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 |
How reviews are matched to this question
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