Table 1 Medline search strategies

Prevention of carious lesions Medline search

Search (((((((((((((fluoride) OR sealant) OR sealing) OR remineralisation) OR remineralization) OR remineralise) OR remineralize) OR antibacterial) OR chlorhexidine) OR brushing) OR brush))) AND (((((((((((((progression) OR prevention) OR arrest) OR prevent) OR progress) OR activity)))) AND (decay) OR carious) OR dmft) OR dmfs)))) AND ((((((patients) OR clinical) OR randomized) OR randomised) OR random)))))

Management of carious lesions Medline search

Search ((“Tooth”[Mesh]) AND “Dental Caries”[Mesh]) AND ((((((((((“pit and fissure sealant” OR “pit and fissure sealants”))) OR (“Pit and Fissure Sealants”[Mesh])) OR “Dental Restoration, Permanent”[Mesh]) OR “Dental Restoration, Temporary”[Mesh]) OR (((ultraconservative[Title/Abstract] OR stepwise excavation*[Title/Abstract] OR atraumatic*[Title/Abstract] OR minim*[Title/Abstract])) OR (ultraconservative[Text Word] OR stepwise excavation*[Text Word] OR atraumatic*[Text Word] OR minim*[Text Word]))) OR “Dental Cements”[Mesh]) OR “Dental Amalgam”[Mesh]) OR “Resins, Synthetic”[Mesh])