Dental caries in adults · adults
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Requirement for general anaesthesia due to dental procedures for caries · general population
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) for detection of early enamel caries (D1 threshold) · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted teeth of children or…
1 finding from 1 review
Fluorescence devices for the detection of dental caries 2020 · Cochrane All outcomesUp to 3 months between index test and reference standard (in vivo studies)
Analysed as a separate index test (coupled forest plot and SROC plot, Figure 24 / Figure 25; Appendix 5); no summary DOR or sensitivity/specificity point reported numerically in the text. 18 datasets, 2402 tooth sites.
17 studies
GRADE not reported
Diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) for detection of early enamel caries (D1 threshold) · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted teeth of children or…
1 finding from 1 review
Sensitivity for detection of enamel caries · Children, adolescents, or adults presenting asymptomatically or suspected of early enamel caries (in vivo), or extracted teeth of…
1 finding from 1 review
Specificity for detection of enamel caries · Children, adolescents, or adults presenting asymptomatically or suspected of early enamel caries (in vivo), or extracted teeth of…
1 finding from 1 review
Interproximal caries · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
Interproximal caries · Adults, 16 years and older (dentate)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
Development of >=1 new carious lesion (caries incidence) · Children with caries-free or non-cavitated carious lesion primary molars, aged 3-7 years (paediatric department, dental hospital, France)
2 findings from 1 review
Development of >=1 new carious lesion (caries incidence) · Children with caries-free primary first molars (with or without caries on other teeth), aged 1-5 years (paediatric clinic/dental school,…
Glass ionomer-based sealant may leads to lower development of >=1 new carious lesion (caries incidence) compared with no sealant (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Mean caries increment (mean number of new cavitated occlusal lesions) · Children with caries-free or non-cavitated carious lesion primary molars, aged 3-7 years (paediatric department, dental hospital, France)
1 finding from 1 review
Progression of non-cavitated enamel caries · Children with caries-free second primary molars, aged 4-8 years (dental clinic, Turkey and Spain)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Progression of non-cavitated enamel caries · Children who were regular dental attenders with caries-free first or second primary molars (public health service clinic, Brazil)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Development of >=1 new carious lesion (caries incidence) · Children with caries-free second primary molars, aged 4-8 years (dental clinic, Turkey and Spain)
1 finding from 1 review
N/A - insufficient quantitative information available; 69 (2 studies). Comments: Due to the different sealant materials, data reporting (split-mouth studies reported as parallel-group) and the very low number of tooth…
2 studies · 69 participants
Low
Development of >=1 new carious lesion (caries incidence) · Children who were regular dental attenders with caries-free first or second primary molars (public health service clinic, Brazil)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries increment, DMFT/dmft (whole-tooth level) · Children with caries-free primary first molars (with or without caries on other teeth), aged 1-5 years (paediatric clinic/dental school,…
1 finding from 1 review
Progression of non-cavitated enamel caries · Children with caries-free primary first molars (with or without caries on other teeth), aged 1-5 years (paediatric clinic/dental school,…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Progression of non-cavitated enamel caries · Children with caries-free or non-cavitated carious lesion primary molars, aged 3-7 years (paediatric department, dental hospital, France)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Participant experience (dental anxiety) · Children with carious primary teeth
ART using composite resin showed no clear difference in participant experience (dental anxiety) compared with conventional treatment using composite resin; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Caries presence in primary teeth · Pregnant women (for preventing dental caries in the primary teeth of their children)
It is very uncertain whether fluoride supplementation (tablets, drops, lozenges or chewing gum) changes children with caries in the primary teeth at 3 years compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review