Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

42 questions · 51 findings · 9 reviews

No studies found 5 · 9.8%GRADE not reported 25 · 49%Very low 7 · 13.7%Low 5 · 9.8%Moderate 9 · 17.6%High 0 · 0%

Treatment success (caries lesion arrest or restoration survival) · Children (aged 3-11 y) with cavitated caries lesions in primary teeth

At 12 months, the Hall technique had significantly higher treatment success than SDF (OR 3.23; moderate certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Comparative success of minimally invasive treatments for cavitated caries in primary teeth: a network meta-analysis. 2025 All outcomes
12 months · Pediatric dentistry (primary teeth) · 12-month follow-up
OR 3.23 [1.13, 9.22]
43 studies
Moderate
Comparative success of minimally invasive treatments for cavitated caries in primary teeth: a network meta-analysis. 2025 All outcomes
6 months · Pediatric dentistry (primary teeth) · 6-month follow-up
OR 4.87 [1.23, 19.30]
44 studies
Moderate

Caries arrest rate in permanent posterior teeth

1 finding from 1 review

A systematic review on the effect of silver diamine fluoride for management of dental caries in permanent teeth. 2023 All outcomes
Mendiratta 2021 (intellectually disabled, India)
Caries arrest rate (%) 94.5 vs 90.1 (p=0.405, NS)
1 study
GRADE not reported