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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
7 questions in 2 reviews · cluster CL0293
current versionsNo studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 7 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
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| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Sodium fluoride (5% NaF, one-time [Mauro] or every 6 months [Liu]) vs Control (water or unspecified) New coronal caries in permanent molars (caries prevention) · Children with dental caries in permanent (first) molars · 24 months, Liu 2012 (5% NaF, fissure site) A systematic review on the effect of silver diamine fluoride for management of dental caries in permanent… (2023) | Prevented Fraction 48 | 1 study · 501 participants | Ungraded |
2.26% ammonium bifluoride (one-time) vs Control (details reported as unavailable) New coronal caries in permanent first molars (caries prevention) · Children with dental caries in permanent (first) molars · 12 months, Mauro 2004 A systematic review on the effect of silver diamine fluoride for management of dental caries in permanent… (2023) | Prevented Fraction 56 | 1 study · 141 participants | Ungraded |
Sodium fluoride (5% NaF, one-time [Mauro] or every 6 months [Liu]) vs Control (water or unspecified) New coronal caries in permanent molars (caries prevention) · Children with dental caries in permanent (first) molars · 12 months, Mauro 2004 (5% NaF one-time) A systematic review on the effect of silver diamine fluoride for management of dental caries in permanent… (2023) | Prevented Fraction 47 | 1 study · 141 participants | Ungraded |
Sodium fluoride (5% NaF, one-time [Mauro] or every 6 months [Liu]) vs Control (water or unspecified) New coronal caries in permanent molars (caries prevention) · Children with dental caries in permanent (first) molars · 24 months, Liu 2012 (5% NaF, tooth level) A systematic review on the effect of silver diamine fluoride for management of dental caries in permanent… (2023) | Prevented Fraction 41 | 1 study · 501 participants | Ungraded |
Clinical examination with risk-based recall vs Clinical examination with 6-month recall Dental caries: prevalence of root caries · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders) · 4 years Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients (2020) · Cochrane | RR 0.93 [0.76, 1.13] | 1 study · 1306 participants | Ungraded |
Clinical examination with risk-based recall vs Clinical examination with 24-month recall Dental caries: prevalence of root caries · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders) · 4 years Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients (2020) · Cochrane | RR 1.21 [0.72, 2.03] | 1 study · 247 participants | Ungraded |
Clinical examination with 24-month recall vs Clinical examination with 6-month recall Dental caries: prevalence of root caries · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders) · 4 years Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients (2020) · Cochrane | RR 1.17 [0.65, 2.11] | 1 study · 238 participants | Ungraded |