Question · asked by 1 review

Triclosan dentifrice vs Sodium fluoride (control) toothpaste: Plaque

Population
Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Intervention
Triclosan dentifrice
Comparison
Sodium fluoride (control) toothpaste
Outcome
Plaque

Triclosan dentifrice showed no clear difference in plaque compared with sodium fluoride dentifrice; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

Include earlier review versions
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Triclosan dentifrice vs Sodium fluoride dentifrice
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline · 6 months
Triclosan dentifrice showed no clear difference in plaque compared with sodium fluoride dentifrice; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: maintaining and recovering soft tissue health around dental… (2010) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -7.50 [-17.52, 2.52]1 study · 59 participantsGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for replacing missing teeth: maintaining and recovering soft tissue health around dental implants
2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
2010-06-02Not listedNot 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.