Some evidence that fluoride during orthodontic treatment reduces occurrence and severity of white spot lesions.

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Effectiveness of Clinpro Tooth Crème in comparison with MI Varnish with RECALDENT™ for treatment of white spot lesions: a randomized controlled trial.Clinical oral investigations · 2023
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2. Fluoride varnish, ozone and octenidine reduce the incidence of white spot lesions and caries during orthodontic treatment: randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2022
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3. Efficacy of different strategies in protecting enamel against demineralization during fixed orthodontic treatment.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2012
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4. Effect of Biomin F toothpaste and Diode laser on remineralization of white spot lesions (in vitro study).BMC oral health · 2024
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5. Integrity testing of a smooth surface resin sealant around orthodontic brackets using a new Fluorescence-aided Identification Technique (FIT).The Angle orthodontist · 2018
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6. An In Vitro Study on the Effect of Amorphous Calcium Phosphate and Fluoride Solutions on Color Improvement of White Spot Lesions.Dentistry journal · 2018
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7. Factors Affecting the Formation, Severity and Location of White Spot Lesions during Orthodontic Treatment with Fixed Appliances.Journal of oral & maxillofacial research · 2014
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Corrections and comments

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  Fluorides for the prevention of white spots on teeth during fixed brace treatment.2004

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