Fluoride toothpastes of different concentrations for preventing dental caries

Fluoride toothpastes of different concentrations for preventing dental caries

Cochrane Review 9 SoF Entries

Summary of Findings

Key results and quality assessments using GRADE methodology

Outcome Effect Participants Studies Certainty
Dentine caries in permanent molars (16% incidence in control group)
No sealant application
0.12 - - Not assessed
Dentine caries in permanent molars (40% incidence in control group)
No sealant application
0.12 - - Not assessed
Dentine caries in permanent molars (70% incidence in control group)
No sealant application
0.12 - - Not assessed
Adverse effects
No sealant application
nan - - Not assessed
Dentine caries in permanent molars
No sealant application
nan - - Not assessed
Dentine caries in permanent molars (2 years follow-up)
No sealant application
0.12 - - Not assessed
Caries as DFS increment in permanent molars (2 years follow-up)
No sealant application
-0.18 - - Not assessed
Dentine caries in permanent molars (Follow up: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 years)
Resin sealant
nan - - Not assessed
Dentine caries in permanent molars (Follow up: 1, 2 and 3 years)
Resin sealant (Helioseal, Tetric Flow, Fluoroshield or Concise White)
nan - - Not assessed
GRADE Certainty of Evidence:
High Very confident in the effect estimate
Moderate Moderately confident in the effect estimate
Low Limited confidence in the effect estimate
Very Low Very little confidence in the effect estimate

Review Information

Review ID: CD001830
Outcomes: 9 assessed

Related Content

Evidence Quality Distribution:
Not assessed: 9