Choosing the right toothpaste can feel overwhelming with so many options on the market. The short answer is: pick a toothpaste with fluoride, check for ADA approval, and consider your specific dental needs (like sensitivity or whitening). But if you want to make the best choice for your oral health, let’s dive deeper.
The Short Answer
To quickly find the right toothpaste:- Look for fluoride (i...
Table 2. Study characteristics.
Reference
Study design
Sample characteristics
Age range (y); mean (y)
Data collection period
Country
Patients (n)
m/f (%)
Extractions (n)
Risk of bias*
Chrysanthakopoulos, 2011a
Prospective, cross-sectional (questionnaires and clinical examination)
Mean number of 20 natural teeth, with good general health, who attended a private ...
Results
In the beginning, 9982 studies were located: 96 in APA PsycINFO, 5208 in Embase, and 4678 in PubMed. 6038 studies were left after duplicates (3944) were eliminated. After screening titles and abstracts, 5916 research were eliminated, leaving 122 papers. These studies' reference lists were also examined for pertinent publications and unpublished papers. No other research was discovered. Fo...
Extracting and synthesizing data
A narrative synthesis was carried out after taking into account the risk of bias of the included studies (e.g., how well the included studies addressed the review objectives and allowed for a quality assessment in terms of the quantity and kind of teeth extractions). This included examining the similarities and differences between the findings of t...
Selection and retrieval
The flow diagram for the screening and selection technique is depicted in the figure. Two reviewers (DLMB, AdJ) and a librarian created the search keywords (Table 1). After duplicates were eliminated, two independent reviewers (DLMB, AdJ) conducted a preliminary assessment of the abstract and title. Until complete consensus was achieved, all variances were discussed. The t...