38% SDF + potassium iodide solution (applied annually) vs no treatment
Arrest or reversal of noncavitated and cavitated root carious lesions · Adults (including institutionalized/older adults) with noncavitated and cavitated carious lesions on root surfaces (permanent teeth)
38% SDF + potassium iodide solution (applied annually) may not differ from no treatment for arrest or reversal of root carious lesions (RR 2.36, 95% CI 0.66 to 8.42; very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Nonrestorative Treatments for Caries: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. 2019 All outcomes3-12 mo · Dental practice (professionally applied or prescribed nonrestorative caries treatments; parallel and split-mouth RCTs)RR 2.36 [0.66, 8.42]7 studies · 1304 participantsVery low