Table 4.
Summary of findings: outcome in permanent teeth for 2 or more years of follow-up
| Secondary Caries outcome in permanent teeth for 2 or more years of follow-up | |||||
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Patient or population: Permanent teeth Interventions: GIC: Glass Ionomer Cement; RMGIC: Resin Modified Glass Ionomer Cement; RC: Resin Composite; AAG:Amalgam; FAAG: Fluoride-containing Amalgam; COMPOMER |
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| Interventions |
Anticipated absolute effects with intervention |
Relative effect (95% CI) | № of participants (studies) | Certainty of the evidence (GRADE) | Ranking |
| GIC | 2 per 100 | RR 0.50d (0.28 to 0.91) | 1571 (14 Clinical Trials) |
⨁⨁⨁◯ Moderatea |
1º—P-score = 0.83 |
| FAAG | 16 per 100 | RR 0.95e (0.45 to 2.00) | 309 (6 Clinical Trials) |
⨁⨁◯◯ Lowa,b |
2º—P-score = 0.83 |
| RMGIC | 11 per 100 | RR 1.33e (0.70 to 2.54) | 141 (5 Clinical Trials) |
⨁⨁◯◯ Lowa,b |
3º—P-score = 0.59 |
| AAG | 24 per 100 | RR 1.79e (1.04 to 3.09) | 390 (7 Clinical Trials) |
⨁⨁◯◯ Lowa,b |
4º—P-score = 0.32 |
| RC | 6 per 100 | RR 2.00e (1.10 to 3.64) | 728 (13 Clinical Trials) |
⨁◯◯◯ Very lowa,c |
5º—P-score = 0.25 |
| COMPOMER | 3 per 100 | RR 3.20e (0.59 to 17.33) | 79 (2 Clinical Trials) |
⨁◯◯◯ Very lowa,c |
1º—P-score = 0.18 |
aOne-level reduction due to some concerns regarding the risk of bias in the primary studies
bOne-level reduction due to imprecision
cSignificant concerns regarding the imprecision of the estimates
dThe relative effect is based on comparison with RC
eThe relative effect is based on comparison with GIC