Effect of minimal intervention on carious lesions in primary teeth. An Umbrella review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To assess the effect of minimal intervention on carious lesions in primary teeth through an umbrella review.

Material and methods

A comprehensive search was conducted in databases such as PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, SciELO, Google Scholar, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, and OpenGrey, covering literature up to September 2025. Systematic reviews, with or without meta-analyses, that assessed the effect of minimal intervention on carious lesions in primary teeth were included. Narrative reviews, rapid reviews, clinical trials, observational or experimental studies, case reports, editorials, letters, protocols, and posters were excluded. The methodological quality of the reviews was assessed using the AMSTAR-2 tool, and the risk of bias was a

SUBMITTER: Padilla-Caceres TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12833399 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature