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ArticleJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry

Karim Jafari, Somayeh Hekmatfar, Maryam Fereydunzadeh

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Article in Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Karim JafariDepartment of Prosthodontics, Dental Faculty, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Somayeh HekmatfarDepartment of Pedodontics, Dental Faculty, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Maryam FereydunzadehDental Research Committee, Dental Faculty, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
Ardabil University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveDifferent fluoride varnishes are used for the prevention of dental caries. The aim of this study was to compare the antimicrobial effect of different fluoride varnishes, containing xylitol and casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP), on MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this

resultsAccording to the results, Polimo showed the highest antibacterial effects, compared to the other three varnishes (

conclusionAs the findings indicated, the fluoride varnish containing xylitol and CPP-ACP could be more effective iAQ1n the prevention of dental caries.

Indexed as

Casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphatefluoride varnishStreptococcus mutansxylitol

Identifiers

PMID30123762
PMCPMC6071361
OpenAlexW2883187193

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