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Does dentifrice flavor influence the fluoride intake in children? Systematic review and meta-analysis

THIAGO VIEIRA, ADRIELLE MANGABEIRA, ADILIS ALEXANDRIA, DANIELE MASTERSON, ANA MARIA VALENÇA, LUCIANNE MAIA

Citation THIAGO VIEIRA, ADRIELLE MANGABEIRA, ADILIS ALEXANDRIA, DANIELE MASTERSON, ANA MARIA VALENÇA, LUCIANNE MAIA. Does dentifrice flavor influence the fluoride intake in children? Systematic review and meta-analysis. PROSPERO 2015:CRD42015029712 Available from http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42015029712

Review question(s) Does dentifrice flavor influence the fluoride intake in children? Searches The databases to be searched are: PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Cochrane Methodology Register), Scopus and Lilacs. The rules of each database will be respected. Selected article references will be hand searched in order to extend the search to other relevant articles not retrieved in databases search. There will be no language nor year restrictions. The gray literature will be also searched. Types of study to be included Observational studies Condition or domain being studied The study aims to assess the influence of flavored dentifrices on the fluoride intake in children. Participants/ population Children Intervention(s), exposure(s) Children exposed to fluoride dentifrice with flavor Comparator(s)/ control Children that use regular dentifrice. Bit obvious if they like the taste they will happily swallow the toothpaste.