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Daily toothbrushing by a dental student vs Twice-weekly or once-weekly toothbrushing by a dental student: Gingivitis
- Population
- People aged 15 to 30 years with mixed levels of ID; setting residential
- Intervention
- Daily toothbrushing by a dental student
- Comparison
- Twice-weekly or once-weekly toothbrushing by a dental student
- Outcome
- Gingivitis
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Daily toothbrushing by a dental student vs Twice-weekly or once-weekly toothbrushing by a dental student Gingival inflammation (short term) · People aged 15 to 30 years with mixed levels of ID; setting residential · Short term (<6 weeks) Oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities (2019) · Cochrane All outcomes | Daily vs twice-weekly or once-weekly toothbrushing by dental students. Buccal and labial Loe & Silness index, mean 21 days; 80 participants (1 RCT); Low. Brushing daily most likely reduced gingival inflammation more… | 1 study · 80 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities 2019 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2019-02 | 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.