Fluoride varnish vs placebo: Coronal carious lesions prevention
One review reported a 54% prevented fraction for fluoride varnish versus placebo for preventing coronal caries in primary teeth (one study; ungraded; comparator intervention, not SDF).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Fluoride varnish vs Placebo Coronal carious lesions prevention (fluoride varnish vs placebo) · Children with coronal carious lesions (primary dentition) · Primary dentition One review reported a 54% prevented fraction for fluoride varnish versus placebo for preventing coronal caries in primary teeth (one study; ungraded; comparator intervention, not SDF). Silver diamine fluoride for managing carious lesions: an umbrella review. (2019) All outcomes | Prevented Fraction 54 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver diamine fluoride for managing carious lesions: an umbrella review. 2019 All outcomes | June 2018 | 15 | Not applicable |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
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.