Comparison 6. Xylitol chewing gum versus control chewing gum for older children able to chew.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Final diagnosis of at least one episode of AOM	3		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 Healthy children	2	663	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.59 [0.42, 0.81]
1.2 Healthy children during respiratory infection	1	554	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.29 [0.78, 2.14]
1.3 Otitis‐prone children	0	0	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]