Scientific evidence for the management of dentin caries lesions in pediatric dentistry: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A systematic quantitative evaluation of the available evidence of the treatment for caries lesions in primary teeth that considers how different caries progressions lead to the need for distinct interventions might provide additional useful information for clinical evidence-based decision making. The aim of this systematic review and network meta-analysis was to verify the effect of the treatments on caries lesion arrestment (CLA) or the success rate (SR) of dentin caries lesion treatments in the primary teeth.

Methods

A search was conducted using the MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus databases through December 2017. The primary search terms used in combination were primary teeth, caries lesion and restoration. The grey literature was also screened, as wer

SUBMITTER: Tedesco TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6248920 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature