Search review questions

Annual increment in DMFS (permanent dentition) · Children and adolescents (permanent dentition, D3, up to 21 y), Western or comparable populations · Per year of follow-up, Baseline caries experience: moderate

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 increment in DMFT (permanent dentition) · Children and adolescents (permanent dentition, D3, up to 21 y), Western or comparable populations · Per year of follow-up, Baseline caries experience: high

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

Cost of materials · Adults or children with a Class I or Class II resin-based composite restoration in a permanent posterior tooth

Care index, primary teeth · Disability: autism

Arrest or reversal of noncavitated occlusal carious lesions · Children and adults with noncavitated carious lesions on occlusal surfaces (primary and permanent teeth) · 8-12 mo

Arrest or reversal of noncavitated occlusal carious lesions · Children and adults with noncavitated carious lesions on occlusal surfaces (primary and permanent teeth) · 8-12 mo

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

Soft tissue pathology · Children with carious vital pulp exposure in primary incisors · Longest follow-up

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

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

Postoperative hypersensitivity (POH), cold response measurement (VAS score) · Adults or children with a Class I or Class II resin-based composite restoration in a permanent posterior tooth · 1 week

Annual decline in percentage of caries-free participants (permanent dentition, D3) · Children and adolescents (permanent dentition, D3, up to 21 y), Western or comparable populations · Annual (studies with >=3 y follow-up), Baseline caries experience: high

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

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

Proportion developing new caries · Children and adolescents with immature permanent dentition (aged 5 to 16 years at study start) · Follow-up: 12 to 60 months

Prevalence and severity of oral and TMJ diseases/conditions (periodontal status and dental caries) · Children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Dental maturation (tooth calcification) · Children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Arrest or reversal of noncavitated occlusal carious lesions · Children and adults with noncavitated carious lesions on occlusal surfaces (primary and permanent teeth) · 8-12 mo

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

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

Arrest or reversal of noncavitated carious lesions on any coronal surface · Children and adults with noncavitated carious lesions on any coronal surface (primary and permanent teeth) · 9-12 mo

Gingivitis (gingival index) · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate) · 4 to 6 weeks

Adverse effects · Orthodontic patients of any age with fixed braces (new DLs assessed at debond) · At debond; follow-up 19 months

Arrest or reversal of noncavitated facial/lingual carious lesions · Children and adults with noncavitated carious lesions on facial/lingual surfaces (primary and permanent teeth) · 2 mo

Sealant retention rate (completely retained) · Children with permanent molars requiring pit-and-fissure sealants · 6 months

Harms and adverse effects · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)

Mean plaque score (pre- vs post-treatment) · Medically healthy individuals (adults and children, 6-60 years) · Pre- vs post-treatment, Chlorhexidine concentration: 0.12%

Postoperative hypersensitivity (POH), patient-reported (VAS score) · Adults or children with a Class I or Class II resin-based composite restoration in a permanent posterior tooth · 1 week

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

Root carious lesions arrest · Older adults with root carious lesions (exposed root surfaces)

Discriminant power for caries severity: mean difference in log10 CFU (microbial load) between lesion categories · Patients with dentine carious lesions (deciduous/permanent teeth; children and adults) · B/DB/LB-Y (colour) vs S/M-H (hardness)

Sealant retention rate (completely retained) · Children with permanent molars requiring pit-and-fissure sealants · 18 months

Periodontitis (probing pocket depth) · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)

Pathological root resorption · Children with carious vital pulp exposure in primary incisors · Longest follow-up

Arrest of advanced cavitated carious lesions on any coronal surface · Preschool children with advanced cavitated carious lesions on any coronal surface (primary teeth) · 12 mo

Sealant retention rate (completely retained) · Caries-free children to young adults with premolars/molars requiring pit-and-fissure sealants · 6 months

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

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

Annual increment in DMFT (D3) · Children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Per additional year of follow-up, Adjusted for bitewings age at baseline and baseline caries experience

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

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

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

Adverse effects · Orthodontic patients of any age with fixed braces (new DLs assessed at debond) · At debond; follow-up 17.6 months

Caries increment, tooth index d(m)ft · Young children with primary (deciduous) dentition (aged 1 to 6 years at study start) · 12 months

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

Average enamel surface roughness · Extracted human teeth with early/artificial enamel lesions (in vitro) · 24 hours to 28 days

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

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