Fluoride varnish vs Untreated lesions (single-arm before vs after proportion)
Remineralisation of early enamel caries · Patients (mainly children) with white spot lesions (WSL)
Professionally applied 5% sodium fluoride varnish remineralised about two-thirds of early enamel caries lesions in children (pooled proportion 63.6%, 95% CI 36.0% to 91.2%; 4 studies); certainty was not GRADE-rated and heterogeneity was very high (I2=96%).
1 finding from 1 review
- Caries remineralisation and arresting effect in children by professionally applied fluoride treatment - a systematic… 2016 All outcomesChildren in clinical dental settingsProportion 0.636 [0.360, 0.912]4 studiesGRADE not reported