Wound healing · people with burns
Silver showed no clear difference in wound healing (number of healing events): silver xenograft vs… compared with non‐antibacterial (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Infection · people with burns
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse events · people with burns
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Primary caries prevention · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental pain or sensitivity · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
1 finding from 1 review
Gao 2019 noted that "arrested lesions were stained black" (reported with no associated data). No other adverse effects observed, and no reports from parents of systemic disease.
1 study · 1070 participants
Very low
Secondary prevention of caries · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Caries arrest · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) showed no clear difference in caries arrest compared with silver nitrate plus fluoride varnish (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Aesthetics · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Scarring · surgical wounds resulting from a range of surgical procedures with some risk of contamination healing by primary intention
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Acceptability · surgical wounds resulting from a range of surgical procedures with some risk of contamination healing by primary intention
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Ease of dressing removal · surgical wounds resulting from a range of surgical procedures with some risk of contamination healing by primary intention
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
SSI Assessment method: CDC definition of SSI · surgical wounds resulting from a range of surgical procedures with some risk of contamination healing by primary intention
It is very uncertain whether silver dressing changes SSI Assessment method: CDC definition of SSI compared with exposed wound (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in wound size · people with pressure ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
Wound infection · people with pressure ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
Secondary prevention of caries · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Aesthetics · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
It is very uncertain whether silver diamine fluoride (SDF) changes aesthetics compared with fluoride varnish (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental pain or sensitivity · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Secondary prevention of caries · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
1 finding from 1 review