Intervention not reported
Absence of recurrent caries success rate
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Marginal integrity success rate
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Marginal integrity success rate
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Anatomic form success rate
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Marginal integrity success rate
1 finding from 1 review
Change in DMFT (decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth) increment · Children and adolescents (general population, aged under 20 years)
Resin-based fissure sealant led to lower change in DMFT (decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth) increment compared with fluoride varnish; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries susceptibility · Ethnicity: Caucasian (n=2) individuals with caries/high caries and controls
The pooled odds ratio was 6.17 (95% CI 0.41 to 92.05).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 6.17 [0.41, 92.05]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Marginal integrity success rate
1 finding from 1 review
Sensitivity · Extracted molar teeth of adults with resin composite approximal restorations (in vitro; secondary root caries; Switzerland)
1 finding from 1 review
Number of visits to the dentist for repair of sealant or fluoride varnish application · Children and adolescents (general population, aged under 20 years)
Resin-based fissure sealant led to higher number of visits to the dentist for repair of sealant or fluoride… compared with fluoride varnish; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Dentine caries in permanent molars (24 months) · Children and adolescents (general population, aged under 20 years)
1 finding from 1 review
SoF2: No evidence of a difference between interventions in caries after 1, 2 and 3 years; 995 (3 studies); Very low. Studies were clinically different so not combined in meta-analyses; 1 study (Tagliaferro 2011)…
3 studies · 995 participants
Very low
Dental caries · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
LTF rs6441989 showed no significant association with dental caries in a single study (OR 1.02, 95% CI 0.92 to 1.14; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Absence of recurrent caries success rate
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries susceptibility · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
The pooled odds ratio was 0.95 (95% CI 0.80 to 1.13).
1 finding from 1 review
Dentine caries in permanent molars (24 months) · Children and adolescents (general population, aged under 20 years)
It is very uncertain whether resin-based fissure sealant plus fluoride varnish changes dentine caries in permanent molars (yes/no) compared with fluoride varnish alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries in permanent teeth · Children (permanent dentition) worldwide
The pooled worldwide prevalence of dental caries in permanent teeth in children was 53.8% (95% CI 50.0 to 57.5), with very high heterogeneity (I2=99.8%); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in DMFS (decayed, missing and filled permanent surfaces) increment · Children and adolescents (general population, aged under 20 years)
Resin-based fissure sealant led to lower change in DMFS (decayed, missing and filled permanent surfaces)… compared with fluoride varnish; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Enamel mineral loss / remineralisation · Demineralised / white-spot-lesion enamel (in vitro specimens)
Low-quality in vitro evidence indicates that adding fluoride, calcium or CPP-ACP to bleaching agents can reduce enamel mineral loss (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) for detection of early enamel caries (D1 threshold) · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted teeth of children or…
1 finding from 1 review
Diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) by subgroup: High dentine-caries prevalence (>=35%) (detection of early enamel caries, D1 threshold) · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted teeth of children or…
1 finding from 1 review