Fluoride varnishes for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents

Fluoride varnishes for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents

Cochrane Review 8 SoF Entries

Summary of Findings

Key results and quality assessments using GRADE methodology

Outcome Effect Participants Studies Certainty
Major failure - long term (12 months to 48 months)
filling
0.18 - - Not assessed
Pain - long term (12 months to 24 months)
filling
0.15 - - Not assessed
Satisfaction with treatment
filling
nan - - Not assessed
Discomfort associated with the procedure
filling
0.56 - - Not assessed
Gingival bleeding - long term (12 months)
filling
1.74 - - Not assessed
nan
nan
nan - - Not assessed
Major failure (12 months)
non-restorative caries treatment
0.12 - - Not assessed
Pain
non-restorative caries treatment
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: CD005512
Outcomes: 8 assessed

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Evidence Quality Distribution:
Not assessed: 8