Question · asked by 1 review

Traditional screening (referral card given if the inspecting dentist judges the child needs to see a dentist) vs No screening: Trauma to permanent incisor teeth

Population
School children (aged 4 to 15 years), primary and secondary schools in the UK and India
Intervention
Traditional screening (referral card given if the inspecting dentist judges the child needs to see a dentist)
Comparison
No screening
Outcome
Trauma to permanent incisor teeth

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Traditional screening (referral card given if the inspecting dentist judges the child needs to see a dentist) vs No screening
Trauma to permanent incisor teeth · 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 All outcomes
Milsom 2006 reported the prevalence of trauma to the permanent incisor teeth as a dichotomous outcome (reduction from baseline yes/no); we were unable to include this data in a meta-analysis.1 studyGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
School dental screening programmes for oral health
2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
2021-10Not listedNot assessed
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