Secondary caries prevention in young permanent first molars · Children with deep occlusal caries in young permanent first molars (indirect pulp capping)
SDF and RMGIC did not differ significantly for secondary caries prevention in young permanent molars (no events; p>0.05; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Baraka et al. (2022): no significant difference in secondary caries prevention between 38% SDF and RMGIC (no secondary caries in either group through 12 months; p=0.63 at 12 months; overall p=0.26).
1 study · 49 participants
GRADE not reported
Secondary caries prevention in young permanent first molars · Children with deep occlusal caries in young permanent first molars (indirect pulp capping)
SDF+KI and RMGIC did not differ significantly for secondary caries prevention (p>0.05; ungraded).
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
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
Dental pain or sensitivity · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
It is very uncertain whether silver diamine fluoride (SDF) changes dental pain or sensitivity compared with atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) with glass ionomer cement… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caries arrest · 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)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
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
Caries arrest · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
It is very uncertain whether silver diamine fluoride (SDF) changes caries arrest compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
MD 0.20 [0.00, 0.40]
1 study · 373 participants
Very low
MD 0.24 [0.12, 0.36]
1 study · 158 participants
Very low
MD 0.86 [0.39, 1.33]
2 studies · 841 participants
Low
Secondary prevention of caries · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) showed no clear difference in secondary prevention of caries compared with sealants or resin infiltration; GRADE not reported.
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
Primary caries prevention · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
3 findings from 1 review
No studies reported data in this dentition type
0 studies
No studies found
OR 1.76 [0.74, 4.20]
1 study · 242 participants
Very low
No studies reported data in this dentition type
0 studies
No studies found
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.
3 findings from 1 review
No studies measured this outcome for root surfaces
0 studies
No studies found
Peto OR 44.22 [33.12, 59.04]
1 study · 663 participants
Very low
OR 1.08 [0.52, 2.23]
1 study · 128 participants
Very low
Dental pain or sensitivity · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
It is very uncertain whether silver diamine fluoride (SDF) changes dental pain or sensitivity compared with fluoride varnish (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Primary caries prevention · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
It is very uncertain whether silver diamine fluoride (SDF) changes primary caries prevention compared with fluoride varnish (very low certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
MD -0.20 [-0.91, 0.51]
1 study · 100 participants
Very low
OR 0.95 [0.44, 2.05]
1 study · 237 participants
Very low
MD 0.00 [-0.26, 0.26]
1 study · 434 participants
Low
Primary caries prevention · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
It is very uncertain whether silver diamine fluoride (SDF) changes primary caries prevention compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
MD -1.14 [-1.58, -0.70]
1 study · 373 participants
Very low
MD -0.79 [-1.40, -0.17]
3 studies · 439 participants
Moderate
MD -0.69 [-0.97, -0.41]
1 study · 373 participants
Very low
Secondary prevention of caries · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
3 findings from 1 review
No studies reported data in this dentition type
0 studies
No studies found
MD 0.04 [-0.30, 0.38]
1 study · 309 participants
Very low
No studies reported data in this dentition type
0 studies
No studies found
Caries arrest · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
It is very uncertain whether silver diamine fluoride (SDF) changes caries arrest compared with restoration (restorative treatment) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review