Fluoride supplements for preventing dental caries in children

Fluoride supplements for preventing dental caries in children

Cochrane Review 9 SoF Entries

Summary of Findings

Key results and quality assessments using GRADE methodology

Outcome Effect Participants Studies Certainty
Pain at 24 hours
matched placebo, partial or total pulpectomy and analgesics
-0.03 - - Not assessed
Pain at 48 hours
matched placebo, partial or total pulpectomy and analgesics
0.32 - - Not assessed
Pain at 72 hours
matched placebo, partial or total pulpectomy and analgesics
0.08 - - Not assessed
Swelling at 24 hours
matched placebo, partial or total pulpectomy and analgesics
0.27 - - Not assessed
Swelling at 48 hours
matched placebo, partial or total pulpectomy and analgesics
0.04 - - Not assessed
Swelling at 72 hours
matched placebo, partial or total pulpectomy and analgesics
0.02 - - Not assessed
Adverse effects
matched placebo, partial or total pulpectomy and analgesics
nan - - Not assessed
Pain at 7 days
Matched placebo with total chemo-mechanical debridement and root filling
nan - - Not assessed
Swelling at 7 days
Matched placebo with total chemo-mechanical debridement and root filling
0.5 - - 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: CD010136
Outcomes: 9 assessed

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Evidence Quality Distribution:
Not assessed: 9