Routine scale and polish at a fixed interval vs No scheduled scale and polish treatment: Probing pocket depth
- Population
- Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)
- Intervention
- Routine scale and polish at a fixed interval
- Comparison
- No scheduled scale and polish treatment
- Outcome
- Probing pocket depth
Planned, regular routine scale and polish (6-monthly; 12-monthly… showed no clear difference in probing depth compared with no scheduled scale and polish treatment (high certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Planned, regular routine scale and polish (6-monthly; 12-monthly parallel) vs No scheduled scale and polish treatment Probing depth · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental… · 36 months, 6-monthly (12-monthly parallel) Planned, regular routine scale and polish (6-monthly; 12-monthly… showed no clear difference in probing depth compared with no scheduled scale and polish treatment (high certainty). Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults (2018) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD 0.00 [-0.04, 0.04] | 1 study · 880 participants | High |
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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