Table 1.

Search terms used for PubMed‐MEDLINE and Cochrane CENTRAL. The search strategy was customized according to the database being searched. The following strategy was used in the search: ( [<intervention>] AND [<outcome>])

([ <intervention: toothpaste>

([MeSH terms/all subheadings] toothpastes)

OR

([text words] toothpaste OR dentifrice OR toothpastes OR dentifrices)]

AND

[ <outcome: overnight dental plaque>

(([text words] overnight) AND

([MeSH terms/all subheadings] dental plaque OR dental plaque index OR dental deposits))

OR

([text words] plaque OR plaque removal OR plaque index OR dental plaque OR dental)])