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Topical fluoride (toothpastes, mouthrinses, gels or varnishes) for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD002782Copy DOI
Database:
  1. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Version published:
  1. 20 October 2003see what's new
Type:
  1. Intervention
Stage:
  1. Review
Cochrane Editorial Group:
  1. Cochrane Oral Health Group

Copyright:
  1. Copyright © 2010 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Authors

  • Valeria CC Marinho

    Correspondence to: Clinical and Diagnostic Oral Sciences, Institute of Dentistry, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK

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  • Julian PT Higgins

    MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge, UK

  • Stuart Logan

    Institute of Health and Social Care Research, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth, Exeter, UK

  • Aubrey Sheiham

    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London Medical School, London, UK

Contributions of authors

All authors contributed to the development of the protocol and execution of the review. Valeria Marinho (VM) wrote the protocol, designed and implemented the search strategies, contacted authors, selected studies, assessed validity, and extracted data. Julian Higgins (JH) duplicated study selection, quality assessment, and data extraction in a sample of studies and Stuart Logan (SL) or Aubrey Sheiham (AS) were consulted where necessary. VM entered and analysed the data in consultation with JH. VM prepared the full review. All authors contributed to its revision, interpretation of results and approval.

Sources of support

Internal sources

  • Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (UCL), UK.

  • Systematic Reviews Training Unit, Institute of Child Health (UCL), UK.

  • Medical Research Council, UK.

External sources

  • CAPES ‐ Ministry of Education, Brazil.

Declarations of interest

None known.

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank the Systematic Reviews Training Unit (UCL) and the Cochrane Oral Health Group for their continuous support. Many thanks are due to the investigators who have kindly provided additional information about their trials or supplied reports of trials, as well as to those who helped with the translations or provided comments and editorial input to this review but are too numerous to be mentioned here.

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2003 Oct 20

Topical fluoride (toothpastes, mouthrinses, gels or varnishes) for preventing dental caries in children and adolescents

Review

Valeria CC Marinho, Julian PT Higgins, Stuart Logan, Aubrey Sheiham

https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD002782