Gap finder

Search review questions

Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.

Limit to evidence status or GRADE (optional)

2 questions in 1 reviews · cluster CL0283

current versions
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Intervention categories, outcome domains and clusters are a proposed key pending human validation. Clear all filters

QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Clinical examination with 24-month recall vs Clinical examination with 12-month recall
Dental caries: dmfs increment (primary teeth) · Regular-attending primary-care dental patients aged 3, 16 or 18 years at entry (aged up to 20; low caries risk) · 2 years, 3-5 year olds (primary teeth)
Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients (2020) · Cochrane
MD 0.90 [-0.16, 1.96]1 study · 58 participantsVery low
Clinical examination with 24-month recall vs Clinical examination with 12-month recall
Dental caries: DMFS increment (permanent teeth) · Regular-attending primary-care dental patients aged 3, 16 or 18 years at entry (aged up to 20; low caries risk) · 2 years, 16-20 year olds (permanent teeth)
Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients (2020) · Cochrane
MD 0.86 [-0.03, 1.75]1 study · 127 participantsVery low