Question · asked by 1 review
Routine scale and polish provided by a dentist vs Routine scale and polish provided by a dental care professional (dental therapist or hygienist): Participant satisfaction
- Population
- Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)
- Intervention
- Routine scale and polish provided by a dentist
- Comparison
- Routine scale and polish provided by a dental care professional (dental therapist or hygienist)
- Outcome
- Participant satisfaction
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Routine scale and polish provided by a dentist vs Routine scale and polish provided by a dental care professional (dental therapist or hygienist) Participant satisfaction · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental… The review found no eligible studies for this question. Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults (2018) · Cochrane All outcomes | no estimate extracted | 0 studies | No studies found |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2018-01-10 | 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.