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Clinical examination with risk-based recall vs Clinical examination with 6-month recall

Dental caries · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)

Clinical examination with risk-based recall showed no clear difference in dental caries: number of tooth surfaces with any caries (ICDAS 1-6) compared with clinical examination with 6-month recall (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
4 years
MD 0.15 [-0.77, 1.08]
1 study · 1478 participants
High

Clinical examination with risk-based recall vs Clinical examination with 24-month recall

Dental caries · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)

1 finding from 1 review

Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
4 years
MD 1.40 [-0.69, 3.49]
1 study · 279 participants
Moderate