Plaque · Children aged 4 to 12 years attending primary school
Primary school-based behavioural intervention (both oral hygiene and… showed no clear difference in plaque indices (permanent and deciduous teeth) compared with no intervention or delayed intervention (non-intervention control;… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
SoF (Plaque indices, follow-up 3 to 15 months): 'All 3 RCTs showed a reduction in plaque in the intervention group compared to control group'; 827 participants (3 RCTs); GRADE low; comment 'Data not suitable for…
3 studies · 827 participants
Low
Proportion of children developing new caries (deciduous) · Children and adolescents aged 16 years or less
Fluoride varnish showed no clear difference in proportion of children developing one or more new caries… compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Bad breath (halitosis) · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Caries occurrence on sealed teeth
The intervention showed no clear difference in caries occurrence on sealed teeth; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 2.61 [0.61, 11.14]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Caries occurrence on sealed teeth · Sealed permanent teeth
Glass-ionomer and resin-based fissure sealants showed no statistically significant difference in caries occurrence on sealed permanent teeth at 12 months (no GRADE rating).
3 findings from 1 review
RR 1.66 [0.75, 3.68]
5 studies · 1952 participants
GRADE not reported
RR 2.04 [0.62, 6.70]
6 studies · 1944 participants
GRADE not reported
RR 1.51 [1.00, 2.28]
8 studies · 2810 participants
GRADE not reported
Secondary caries · Adults and adolescents in any age group with restorations in the permanent dentition and children with restorations in the primary dentition
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Costs (direct costs of interventions) · Adults and adolescents in any age group with restorations in the permanent dentition and children with restorations in the primary dentition
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Caries occurrence on sealed teeth
The intervention showed no clear difference in caries occurrence on sealed teeth; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.81 [0.39, 8.37]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Risk of loss of complete retention
1 finding from 1 review
Change in oral health knowledge and skills · Children aged 4 to 12 years attending primary school
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects / specific side effects (oral allergic reactions, mucosal irritation, adverse symptoms such as nausea, gagging, vomiting) · Children and adolescents aged 16 years or less
1 finding from 1 review
Bad breath (halitosis) · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Patient's view and satisfaction with the treatment · Adults and adolescents in any age group with restorations in the permanent dentition and children with restorations in the primary dentition
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Retention-to-caries risk ratio (RCR) · Patients with fissure-sealed permanent molar teeth
In the sensitivity analysis, the difference in retention-to-caries risk ratio between resin- and glass-ionomer cement-based sealants was not statistically significant (p = 0.069; ungraded).
2 findings from 1 review
Mean RCR (retention-to-caries risk ratio); t-test of difference Resin vs GIC difference not statistically significant (p=0.069); sensitivity-analysis mean RCRs not reported
14 studies
GRADE not reported
Mean RCR (retention-to-caries risk ratio); t-test of difference Resin mean RCR 9.64 (SD 24.58) vs GIC 13.68 (SD 13.72); p=0.017
62 studies
GRADE not reported
Adverse effects · Adults and adolescents in any age group with restorations in the permanent dentition and children with restorations in the primary dentition
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Changes in dental attendance · Children aged 4 to 12 years attending primary school
1 finding from 1 review
Association between loss of complete retention risk and caries occurrence risk · Patients with fissure-sealed permanent molar teeth
Loss of complete retention was not directly associated with caries occurrence for glass-ionomer cement-based sealants in the main analysis (regression slope 0.81, 95% CI -0.07 to 1.68; ungraded).
2 findings from 1 review
Regression slope (ln caries risk on ln retention-loss risk) 0.81 [-0.07, 1.68]
22 studies · 3768 participants
GRADE not reported
Regression slope (ln caries risk on ln retention-loss risk) 1.44 [0.71, 2.18]
14 studies · 2307 participants
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Risk of loss of complete retention
1 finding from 1 review
Behavioural outcomes (reported and/or other measures, e.g. data tracking toothbrushes and collecting food wrappers) · Children aged 4 to 12 years attending primary school
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review