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2 questions in 1 reviews · intervention: Slow-release fluoride device · outcome domain: Caries increment (DMFS/DMFT)

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No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

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Question	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Slow-release fluoride device (fluoride glass beads) vs Placebo or usual care (control) Increase in DMFS at 2 years compared with baseline · Children with high risk of dental decay · 2 years Slow‐release fluoride devices for the control of dental decay (2018) · Cochrane	MD -1.52 [-2.68, -0.36]	1 study · 63 participants	Very low
Slow-release fluoride device (fluoride glass beads) vs Placebo or usual care (control) Increase in DMFT at 2 years compared with baseline · Children with high risk of dental decay · 2 years Slow‐release fluoride devices for the control of dental decay (2018) · Cochrane	MD -0.72 [-1.23, -0.21]	1 study · 63 participants	Very low