Same question across reviews · CL0281
intervention :: Unclassified intervention -> Caries (unspecified)
ProposalThis cluster groups questions by review type, intervention category and outcome domain. It is a proposal pending human validation, so questions in it may differ in population, comparator or timing.
Reviews
7
Questions
13
current versions
GRADE rated
6
Review overlap (CCA)
0.000
over all included studies of these reviews, not this question only
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Strategies integrating oral health into primary care Dental caries estimates · People receiving or providing primary care; all ages, ability types, and locations Strategies to integrate oral health into primary care: a systematic review. (2023) | 6 of 7 studies reported improved dental caries outcomes; 1 (Vichayanrat 2012) reported no change | 7 studies | Ungraded |
Responsive complementary feeding (RCF) vs Other models of complementary feeding Dental caries · Healthy children aged 6–24 months in Western industrialized countries Complementary Feeding Caregivers' Practices and Growth, Risk of Overweight/Obesity, and Other… (2022) | no estimate extracted | 0 studies | No studies |
Food marketing exposure or greater marketing power vs No marketing, less marketing, or less powerful marketing Dental caries · Children and adolescents aged 0-19 years · Vote counting by direction of effect Association of Food and Nonalcoholic Beverage Marketing With Children and Adolescents' Eating Behaviors and… (2022) | Proportion 0.50 [0.09, 0.905] | 2 studies | Very low |
Traditional screening (referral card given if the inspecting dentist judges the child needs to see a dentist) vs No screening Prevalence of dental caries per child · School children (aged 4 to 15 years), primary and secondary schools in the UK and India School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane | Milsom 2006 measured prevalence of dental caries as mean number of teeth with active caries in primary teeth (dt) and permanent teeth (DT); post-intervention changes from baseline were not significant, and the authors… | 1 study · 16684 participants | Ungraded |
Clinical examination with 24-month recall vs Clinical examination with 6-month recall Dental caries: prevalence of moderate to extensive caries (ICDAS 3-6) · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders) · 4 years Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients (2020) · Cochrane | RR 1.05 [0.92, 1.20] | 1 study · 271 participants | Low |
Clinical examination with risk-based recall vs Clinical examination with 6-month recall Dental caries: prevalence of moderate to extensive caries (ICDAS 3-6) · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders) · 4 years Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients (2020) · Cochrane | RR 1.04 [0.99, 1.09] | 1 study · 1478 participants | Moderate |
Clinical examination with risk-based recall vs Clinical examination with 24-month recall Dental caries: prevalence of moderate to extensive caries (ICDAS 3-6) · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders) · 4 years Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients (2020) · Cochrane | RR 1.06 [0.95, 1.19] | 1 study · 279 participants | Moderate |
Personalised one-to-one OHA vs Routine one-to-one OHA Dental caries · Children or adults (fit and healthy, or with a well-defined medical condition) · 2 months One‐to‐one oral hygiene advice provided in a dental setting for oral health (2018) · Cochrane | SoF: 1 study in children between the ages of 1 year and 6 years old reported 'statistically significant (P < 0.05) improvement' for personalised OHA but did not report usable data. Results: Lepore 2011 not estimable… | 1 study · 69 participants | Very low |
Self-management (self-administered/self-monitored OHA) vs Professional OHA Dental caries · Children or adults (fit and healthy, or with a well-defined medical condition) One‐to‐one oral hygiene advice provided in a dental setting for oral health (2018) · Cochrane | No studies were found that looked at dental caries. | 0 studies | No studies |
Enhanced one-to-one OHA vs One-to-one OHA (standard) Dental caries · Children or adults (fit and healthy, or with a well-defined medical condition) · 12 months One‐to‐one oral hygiene advice provided in a dental setting for oral health (2018) · Cochrane | SoF: 1 study in adults did not report usable data. Results: Bali 1999 (DMFT) not estimable (no usable data). | 1 study · 70 participants | Very low |
PDHA program with robust prevention vs PDHA program or PDHA program with intensive staffing Tooth decay-free children · Alaska children aged 5 to 18 years · 20 years Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions… (2013) | Percentage tooth decay-free >50% vs 8% | 1 study | Ungraded |
Ongoing BBTD Prevention Program vs BBTD Prevention Program discontinued in 1989 Baby bottle tooth decay prevalence · Alaska Native and American Indian Head Start children · 1986 to 1994, Program discontinued Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions… (2013) | Percent reduction in tooth decay rate 15 | 1 study | Ungraded |
Ongoing BBTD Prevention Program vs BBTD Prevention Program discontinued in 1989 Baby bottle tooth decay prevalence · Alaska Native and American Indian Head Start children · 1986 to 1994, Program maintained Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions… (2013) | Percent reduction in tooth decay rate 28 | 1 study | Ungraded |