Frequency of toothbrushing · Children aged 4 to 12 years attending primary school
1 finding from 1 review
Caries increment on permanent tooth surfaces (D(M)FS), prevented fraction · Children and adolescents aged 16 years or less
1 finding from 1 review
Periodontitis (clinical attachment loss) · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
It is very uncertain whether interdental brushing plus toothbrushing changes plaque (Quigley & Hein plaque index, Turesky modification; scale 0… compared with toothbrushing alone (very low certainty).
Caries increment on primary (deciduous) tooth surfaces (d(e/m)fs), prevented fraction · Children and adolescents aged 16 years or less
1 finding from 1 review
Periodontitis (clinical attachment loss) · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Caries increment, surface index D(M)FS · Children and adolescents aged 16 years or less
1 finding from 1 review
Caries increment in deciduous (primary) teeth/surfaces (dmf index) · Children and adolescents aged 16 years or less
1 finding from 1 review
Fluorosis (adverse effect; % of children with fluorotic teeth) · Children and adolescents aged 16 years or less
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Caries increment in permanent teeth · Children and adolescents aged 16 years or less
2 findings from 1 review
Caries increment in permanent teeth · Children and adolescents aged 16 years or less
3 findings from 1 review
Plaque and gingivitis scores · Children and adolescents aged 16 years or less
1 finding from 1 review
Fluorosis (adverse effect; % of children with fluorotic teeth, questionable to severe) · Children and adolescents aged 16 years or less
1 finding from 1 review
% of children with fluorotic teeth (questionable to severe), follow-up 55 months. Assumed risk 32/212 = 15%; corresponding risk 40/202 = 20% (APF once a day) and 43/197 = 22% (APF twice a day). Relative effect: Not…
1 study · 611 participants
Very low
Caries increment on permanent tooth surfaces (DMFS, approximal surfaces) · Children and adolescents aged 16 years or less
1 finding from 1 review
Caries increment in deciduous (primary) teeth/surfaces (dmf index) · Children and adolescents aged 16 years or less
1 finding from 1 review
Caries in deciduous teeth (change in dmft) · Children and adolescents aged 16 years or less
1 finding from 1 review
Restoration failure · Children aged 12 years or younger with tooth decay involving at least one tooth in the primary dentition, symptomatic or symptom free
Aesthetic (resin-veneered) crowns showed no clear difference in restoration failure at 6 months compared with conventional metal (stainless steel) crowns; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Secondary caries · Children aged 12 years or younger with tooth decay involving at least one tooth in the primary dentition, symptomatic or symptom free
Compomer (Dyract) showed no clear difference in secondary caries at 24 months compared with amalgam (Tytin); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Marginal integrity (cervical) failures at 24 months · Children aged 12 years or younger with tooth decay involving at least one tooth in the primary dentition, symptomatic or symptom free
Compomer (Dyract) led to lower marginal integrity (cervical) failures at 24 months compared with amalgam (Tytin); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Surface texture failures at 24 months · Children aged 12 years or younger with tooth decay involving at least one tooth in the primary dentition, symptomatic or symptom free
Compomer (Dyract) showed no clear difference in surface texture failures at 24 months compared with amalgam (Tytin); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review