Search review questions

Arrest of advanced cavitated carious lesions on any coronal surface · Preschool children with advanced cavitated carious lesions on any coronal surface (primary teeth) · 30 mo

Plaque · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate) · 1 month (4 to 6 weeks)

Post-intervention mean plaque score · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years) · Post-intervention

Arrest or reversal of noncavitated facial/lingual carious lesions · Children and adults with noncavitated carious lesions on facial/lingual surfaces (primary and permanent teeth) · 1 mo

Gingival bleeding index (mean change from baseline) · Orthodontic patients of any age with fixed braces (new DLs assessed at debond) · At debond; follow-up 1.5 years

Gingivitis (proportion of bleeding sites) · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate) · 1 month

Adverse effects of toothpaste · Young children with primary (deciduous) dentition (aged 1 to 6 years at study start)

Clinical and radiographic success · Immature (young) permanent teeth with open apex and vital pulp exposed to dental caries or trauma, in children aged… · 6 and 12 months

Post-intervention mean plaque score · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years) · Post-intervention, Chlorhexidine concentration: 0.2%

Caries increment, tooth index D(M)FT · Children and adolescents with immature permanent dentition (aged 5 to 16 years at study start) · Closest to 36 months

Post-treatment Lactobacillus count · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years) · Post-treatment

Adverse effects of toothpaste · Young children with primary (deciduous) dentition (aged 1 to 6 years at study start) · 12 months

Dental caries experience (DMFT/dmft index) · Children aged 5-7 years (early school-age) · heavy contamination

White spot lesion index (mean change from baseline) · Orthodontic patients of any age with fixed braces (new DLs assessed at debond) · At debond; follow-up 1.5 years

Caries increment, surface index d(m)fs · Young children with primary (deciduous) dentition (aged 1 to 6 years at study start) · Follow-up: 20 to 36 months

Plaque · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate) · 1 month

Caries increment, surface index D(M)FS · Children and adolescents with immature permanent dentition (aged 5 to 16 years at study start) · Closest to 36 months

Streptococcus mutans count (pre- vs post-treatment) · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years) · Pre- vs post-treatment

Arrest or reversal of noncavitated approximal carious lesions · Children and adults with noncavitated carious lesions on approximal surfaces (primary and permanent teeth) · 12-36 mo

First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years

Arrest of advanced cavitated carious lesions on any coronal surface · Preschool children with advanced cavitated carious lesions on any coronal surface (primary teeth) · 18 mo

Restorative index (RI), permanent teeth · Children aged 1-18 years

Arrest of advanced cavitated carious lesions on any coronal surface · Preschool children with advanced cavitated carious lesions on any coronal surface (primary teeth) · 18 mo

Clinical and radiographic success · Immature (young) permanent teeth with open apex and vital pulp exposed to dental caries or trauma, in children aged… · 3 to 24 months

Arrest or reversal of noncavitated and cavitated root carious lesions · Adults (including institutionalized/older adults) with noncavitated and cavitated carious lesions on root surfaces… · 3-12 mo

Dental caries experience (DMFT/dmft index) · Children aged 5-7 years (early school-age) · heavy contamination

Pathological periapical radiolucency · Children with carious vital pulp exposure in primary incisors · Longest follow-up

Arrest or reversal of noncavitated and cavitated root carious lesions · Adults (including institutionalized/older adults) with noncavitated and cavitated carious lesions on root surfaces… · 3-12 mo

Proportion developing new caries · Young children with primary (deciduous) dentition (aged 1 to 6 years at study start) · 60 months

Interproximal caries · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)

Arrest or reversal of noncavitated approximal carious lesions · Children and adults with noncavitated carious lesions on approximal surfaces (primary and permanent teeth) · 12-36 mo

Annual decline in percentage of caries-free children (primary dentition, d3) · Children (primary dentition, d3), Western or comparable populations · Annual (studies with >=3 y follow-up)

Caries experience in primary teeth (dmft/deft) · Children aged 1-18 years

Developmental enamel defects · Children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Interproximal caries · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)

Caries increment, surface index d(m)fs · Young children with primary (deciduous) dentition (aged 1 to 6 years at study start) · Follow-up: 24 months

Patient acceptability (VAS discomfort) · Caries-free children to young adults with premolars/molars requiring pit-and-fissure sealants

Restoration failure · Adults or children with a Class I or Class II resin-based composite restoration in a permanent posterior tooth · 2 years

Dental caries experience (DMFT/dmft index) · Children aged 12-15 years (adolescents) · low contamination

Gingivitis (gingival index) · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate) · 1 month

Restoration failure · Adults or children with a Class I or Class II resin-based composite restoration in a permanent posterior tooth · 1 year

Clinical (chair-side) time · Caries-free children to young adults with premolars/molars requiring pit-and-fissure sealants

Dental caries experience (DMFT/dmft index) · Children of mixed ages (mean approximately 12 years; no age separation) · heavy contamination

Post-intervention mean plaque score · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years) · Post-intervention, Refrained from mechanical plaque control

Oral ulcerations · Children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Dental calculus accumulation · -

Dental caries experience (DMFT/dmft index) · Children aged 5-7 years (early school-age) · low contamination

Arrested dentine caries (arrested caries surfaces) · Preschool children with active dentine caries in primary teeth (mean age 3.4-4.0 years) · 18 months

Caries incidence rate (first D3 lesion) per person-year at risk (permanent dentition) · Children and adolescents (permanent dentition, D3, up to 21 y), Western or comparable populations · Per person-year at risk

Mean plaque score (pre- vs post-treatment) · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years) · Pre- vs post-treatment