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Systematic Reviews of Dental Treatments for Children
Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of specific dental treatments for children and young people.
Updated October 2011
23 Resources Found
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| Title: | Fluoride supplements (tablets, drops, lozenges or chewing gums) for preventing dental caries in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Tooth decay (dental caries) can cause pain and lead to loss of teeth. In most developed countries, the prevalence of dental caries has decreased in the past 30 years in child populations. Nevertheless, some individuals or populations experience an incr... |
| Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Title: | Domestic violence screening and intervention programmes for adults with dental or facial injury |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There is no evidence from RCTs to support or refute the effectiveness of screening and intervention programmes for detecting and supporting victims of domestic violence with dental or facial injuries. Many studies have highlighted the difficulties in me... |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Hypnosis for children undergoing dental treatment |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Children are often anxious or non-compliant during dental treatment. Anecdotal evidence as well as published articles indicate hypnosis can be used with great effect in paediatric behavioural management. The aim of this review was therefore to see what ... |
| Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Title: | Fluoride toothpastes of different concentrations for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Many children experience painful tooth decay which can lead to the tooth/teeth being extracted. Even if teeth are not extracted the tooth decay may be distressing, be expensive to treat and may involve children and their carers having time off school an... |
| Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Title: | Dental fillings for the treatment of caries in the primary dentition |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Dental fillings are placed routinely in children who have tooth decay all over the world. It was disappointing to note that so few trials could be included into this review that sought to compare different dental fillings for the same type of outcome. M... |
| Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Title: | Extraction of primary (baby) teeth for unerupted palatally displaced permanent canine teeth in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Permanent canines may become displaced in the roof of the mouth and remain buried beneath the gum of the palate. This is a fairly common anomaly and is present in approximately 1% to 3% of the population. One suggestion to normalise the palatally displa... |
| Date: | Dec 2008 |
| Title: | Sedation versus general anaesthesia for provision of dental treatment in under 18 year olds |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This systematic review aimed to look at any evidence comparing sedation with general anaesthesia for the delivery of dental care for children. At present children who are unable to cope with dental care under local anaesthetic may be given general anaes... |
| Date: | Oct 2008 |
| Title: | Pit and fissure sealants for preventing dental decay in the permanent teeth of children and adolescents |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Children who have their molar teeth covered by a sealant are less likely to have dental decay in their molar teeth than children without sealant.Sealants are coatings applied by the dentist or by another person in dental care on the grooves of mainly mo... |
| Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Title: | Tissue adhesives for traumatic lacerations in children and adults |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Cuts (lacerations) often need to be closed to ensure proper healing, and prevent infection or unattractive scarring. Wounds may be closed with stitches (sutures), staples, tapes or glue (tissue adhesive). The review found that glue is an excellent subst... |
| Date: | Oct 2007 |
| Title: | Orthodontic treatment for prominent upper front teeth in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Prominent upper front teeth are an important and potentially harmful type of orthodontic problem. This condition develops when the child's permanent teeth erupt and children are often referred to an orthodontist for treatment with dental braces to reduc... |
| Date: | May 2007 |
| Title: | Orthodontic and orthopaedic treatment for anterior open bite in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Interventions were able to correct anterior open bite but this was based on data from two studies that have problems in their quality.Open bite is characterised by a lack of vertical overlap of the upper and lower incisors. This problem has several poss... |
| Date: | Feb 2007 |
| Title: | Preformed metal crowns for decayed primary molar teeth |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Management of decay in primary molar teeth conventionally involves removal of decayed tooth and placement of a preformed metal crown (also known as a stainless steel crown) to completely cover the tooth or placement of a filling (a soft material which i... |
| Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Title: | Sedation of anxious children undergoing dental treatment |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Fear of the dentist or behaviour management problems can result in a child's tooth decay going untreated. Behavioural techniques play an important role in managing anxiety, however, some children still find it difficult to tolerate dental treatment and ... |
| Date: | Nov 2005 |
| Title: | Cognitive-behavioral treatment for antisocial behavior in youth in residential treatment |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Results of twelve studies, five RCTs and seven non-RCTs including a control group, conducted in the USA, Canada and Great Britain suggest that Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) in residential settings is more effective than standard treatment in redu... |
| Date: | Jun 2005 |
| Title: | Interventions for treating asymptomatic impacted wisdom teeth in adolescents and adults |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Wisdom teeth, or third molars, generally erupt into the mouth between the ages of 17 to 24 years. However, more than other teeth, wisdom teeth often fail to erupt or erupt only partially. An impacted wisdom tooth is called asymptomatic if the patient do... |
| Date: | Feb 2005 |
| Title: | Combinations of topical fluoride (toothpastes, mouthrinses, gels, varnishes) versus single topical fluoride for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Additional forms of topical fluoride can reduce tooth decay in children and adolescents more than fluoride toothpaste alone, but the extra benefit is not great.Tooth decay (dental caries) is painful, expensive to treat and can seriously damage teeth. Fl... |
| Date: | Nov 2003 |
| Title: | One topical fluoride (toothpastes, or mouthrinses, or gels, or varnishes) versus another for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Topical fluorides such as mouthrinses and gels do not appear to be more effective at reducing tooth decay in children and adolescents than fluoride toothpaste.Tooth decay (dental caries) is painful, expensive to treat and can seriously damage teeth. Flu... |
| Date: | Nov 2003 |
| Title: | Topical fluoride (toothpastes, mouthrinses, gels or varnishes) for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The use of fluoride toothpastes, mouthrinses, gels or varnishes reduces tooth decay in children and adolescents.Tooth decay (dental caries) is painful, expensive to treat and can seriously damage teeth. Fluoride is a mineral that prevents tooth decay. T... |
| Date: | Aug 2003 |
| Title: | Fluoride mouthrinses for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Regular supervised use of fluoride mouthrinses by children would reduce their tooth decay, even if they drink fluoridated water and use fluoridated toothpaste.Fluoride is a mineral that prevents tooth decay (dental caries). Since widespread use of fluor... |
| Date: | May 2003 |
| Title: | Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Not enough evidence exists to show the effectiveness of pulp treatments for children with dental decay that has reached the tooth's nerve.When tooth decay reaches the nerve (pulp), it can cause pain and swelling. When this happens in a child's primary (... |
| Date: | Nov 2002 |
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