Acceptance of Non-Aesthetic Caries Treatment Approaches in Children: a Systematic Review
Arlet Guusje Reinhard, Caio Sampaio, Igor Renan-Zen, Iasmim da Fonseca Barros, Juliano Pelim Pessan, Clarissa Calil Bonifacio, Tamara Kerber Tedesco · 2026
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Arlet Guusje Reinhard, with co-authors, reviews a 2026 acceptance question in children's dentistry: how do children, parents, and dentists feel about effective cavity treatments that look ugly? Silver diamine fluoride stains decay black, and steel crowns or the Hall technique skip drilling but show metal. The systematic review searched four databases and sorted studies by who was judging.
One hundred twenty-six studies qualified, though most carried high bias risk. Children accepted silver fluoride on back molars at a median 93.2 percent across studies; parents followed at a median 69.9 percent and dentists at 61.6 percent in the pooled picture. Steel crowns and Hall crowns flipped the order, with parents most accepting. Everyone preferred the plain-looking options on back teeth over front teeth. The authors say acceptance is real but uneven.
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| CREATOR | Arlet Guusje Reinhard, Caio Sampaio, Igor Renan-Zen, Iasmim da Fonseca Barros, Juliano Pelim Pessan, Clarissa Calil Bonifacio, Tamara Kerber Tedesco |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44555 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |