Routine scale and polish provided by a dentist vs No scheduled scale and polish treatment: Calculus
- Population
- Adults with fully erupted permanent dentition (periodontally healthy, gingivitis, or chronic periodontitis); trial ages 14 to 77 years
- Intervention
- Routine scale and polish provided by a dentist
- Comparison
- No scheduled scale and polish treatment
- Outcome
- Calculus
Routine scale and polish led to higher calculus compared with no scale and polish (no treatment); GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Routine scale and polish vs No scale and polish (no treatment) Calculus · Adults with fully erupted permanent dentition (periodontally healthy, gingivitis, or chronic periodontitis); trial… · 22 months, with OHI subgroup Routine scale and polish led to higher calculus compared with no scale and polish (no treatment); GRADE not reported. Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults (2007) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD004625.PUB3, superseded | MD 0.77 [0.63, 0.91] | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Routine scale and polish vs No scale and polish (no treatment) Calculus · Adults with fully erupted permanent dentition (periodontally healthy, gingivitis, or chronic periodontitis); trial… · 22 months, with OHI subgroup Routine scale and polish led to higher calculus compared with no scale and polish (no treatment); GRADE not reported. Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults (2005) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD004625.PUB2, superseded | MD 0.77 [0.63, 0.91] | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
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 |
Related questions
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How reviews are matched to this question
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