Table 1. Search strategy.
| No. | Query | Results |
|---|---|---|
| #12 | Search #3 AND #8 AND #11 | 360 |
| #11 | Search #9 OR #10 | 61724 |
| #10 | ((Saliva [Title/Abstract]) OR (Salivas [Title/Abstract])) OR (spittle [Title/Abstract]) | 45519 |
| #9 | Search “Saliva”[Mesh] | 41626 |
| #8 | Search #4 OR #5 OR #6 OR #7 | 68162 |
| #7 | (((Immunoglobulin A [Title/Abstract]) OR (IgA [Title/Abstract])) OR (IgA1 [Title/Abstract])) OR (IgA2 [Title/Abstract]) | 55797 |
| #6 | Search “Immunoglobulin A” [Mesh] | 37402 |
| #5 | ((((((((Immunoglobulin A, Secretory [Title/Abstract]) OR (Secretory IgA [Title/Abstract])) OR (IgA, Exocrine [Title/Abstract])) OR (Exocrine IgA [Title/Abstract])) OR (SIgA [Title/Abstract])) OR (IgA, Secretory [Title/Abstract])) OR (Secretory Immunoglobulin A [Title/Abstract])) OR (Colostral IgA [Title/Abstract])) OR (IgA, Colostral [Title/Abstract]) | 6131 |
| #4 | Search “Immunoglobulin A, Secretory” [Mesh] | 5611 |
| #3 | Search #1 OR #2 | 62212 |
| #2 | (((((((((((((((((Dental Caries [Title/Abstract]) OR (Dental Decay [Title/Abstract])) OR (“Caries, Dental” [Title/Abstract])) OR (“Decay, Dental” [Title/Abstract])) OR (Carious Dentin [Title/Abstract])) OR (Carious Dentins [Title/Abstract])) OR (“Dentin, Carious” [Title/Abstract])) OR (“Dentins, Carious” [Title/Abstract])) OR (Dental White Spot [Title/Abstract])) OR (“White Spots, Dental” [Title/Abstract])) OR (White Spots [Title/Abstract])) OR (“Spot, White” [Title/Abstract])) OR (“Spots, White” [Title/Abstract])) OR (White Spot [Title/Abstract])) OR (Dental White Spots [Title/Abstract])) OR (“White Spot, Dental” [Title/Abstract])) OR (caries [Title/Abstract])) OR (tooth caries [Title/Abstract]) | 47252 |
| #1 | Search “Dental Caries” [Mesh] | 46062 |
Source: PubMed; Searched on August 8, 2020