Dental sealants for preventing decay in permanent teeth
Dental sealants for preventing decay in permanent teeth
Cochrane Review
12 SoF Entries
Summary of Findings
Key results and quality assessments using GRADE methodology
| Outcome | Effect | Participants | Studies | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Healing - 1 year
Root canal retreatment |
1.15 | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Pain assessed with visual analogue scale (VAS) from 0 to 100 - 1 day
Root canal retreatment |
nan | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Prevalence of pain - 1 day
Root canal retreatment |
3.34 | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Occurrence of postoperative infection - 4 weeks
Root canal retreatment |
nan | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Height loss of interdental papilla
Root canal retreatment |
nan | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Maximum pain assessed with verbal rating scale (VRS)
Root canal retreatment |
nan | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Healing at 1 year
Loupes |
1.05 | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Healing at 2 years
Microscope |
1.01 | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Pain assessed with visual analogue scale (VAS) from 0 to 100 at 1 day
loupes or microscope |
nan | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Prevalence of pain at 1 day
loupes or microscope |
nan | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Occurrence of postoperative infection at 4 weeks
loupes or microscope |
nan | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Height loss of interdental papilla - 1 year
Complete mobilisation |
-1.04 | - | - | 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: | CD005511 |
| Outcomes: | 12 assessed |
Related Content
Evidence Quality Distribution:
Not assessed:
12