Referral to a specific dental treatment facility vs Generic advice letter to see a dentist: Number of caries in permanent teeth (DT index)
- Population
- School children, primary school in Saudi Arabia
- Intervention
- Referral to a specific dental treatment facility
- Comparison
- Generic advice letter to see a dentist
- Outcome
- Number of caries in permanent teeth (DT index)
It is very uncertain whether referral to a specific dental treatment facility changes number of caries in permanent teeth (DT index) compared with generic advice letter to see a dentist (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Referral to a specific dental treatment facility vs Generic advice letter to see a dentist Number of caries in permanent teeth (DT index) · School children, primary school in Saudi Arabia · median 11 months It is very uncertain whether referral to a specific dental treatment facility changes number of caries in permanent teeth (DT index) compared with generic advice letter to see a dentist (very low certainty). School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD 0.30 [-0.03, 0.63] | 1 study · 362 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| School dental screening programmes for oral health 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2021-10 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.