Fluoride gel (topically applied; operator- or self-applied; any fluoride agent/concentration; frequency at least once a year) vs placebo or no treatment: Proportion of children not remaining caries-free
Fluoride gel (topically applied; operator- or self-applied; any… led to lower proportion of children not remaining caries-free compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Fluoride gel (topically applied; operator- or self-applied; any fluoride agent/concentration; frequency at least once a year) vs Placebo or no treatment Proportion of children not remaining caries-free · Children and adolescents aged 16 years or younger Fluoride gel (topically applied; operator- or self-applied; any… led to lower proportion of children not remaining caries-free compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported. Fluoride gels for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents (2002) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD002280, superseded | RR 0.66 [0.45, 0.97] | 2 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fluoride gels for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2014-11 | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
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.