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- Systemic oral acyclovir vs Placebo or no treatment · Direct costs (medication, hospital bed days)
  Acyclovir for treating primary herpetic gingivostomatitis 2008 · Cochrane All outcomes
  No data available in either included study.
  Studies not reported
  No studies found
Direct match · question page
- Planned, regular routine scale and polish (6-monthly; 12-monthly parallel) vs No scheduled scale and polish treatment · Costs (NHS perspective, GBP)
  Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
  6-monthly (12-monthly parallel)
  MD 0.52 [-18.10, 19.14]
  1 study · 554 participants
  Very low
Direct match · question page
- Routine scale and polish every 6 months vs Routine scale and polish every 12 months · Costs (NHS perspective, GBP)
  Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
  MD -7.62 [-28.39, 13.15]
  1 study · 556 participants
  Very low
Direct match · question page
- Routine scale and polish provided by a dentist vs Routine scale and polish provided by a dental care professional (dental therapist or hygienist) · Costs (NHS perspective)
  Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies
  No studies found
Direct match · question page
- Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) with barrier membrane (resorbable or non-resorbable) vs Open flap debridement (access flap surgery) · Cost/benefit (treatment time plus estimated material costs)
  Guided tissue regeneration for periodontal infra-bony defects 2006 · Cochrane All outcomes
  No data were found for this outcome (listed under 'Other outcomes: No data were found for the following outcomes').
  0 studies
  No studies found

Routine scale and polish provided by a dentist vs Routine scale and polish provided by a dental care professional (dental therapist or hygienist)

Costs · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found

Routine scale and polish every 6 months vs Routine scale and polish every 12 months

Costs · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)

It is very uncertain whether routine scale and polish every 6 months changes costs (NHS perspective, GBP) compared with routine scale and polish every 12 months (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -7.62 [-28.39, 13.15]
1 study · 556 participants
Very low

Routine scale and polish at a fixed interval vs No scheduled scale and polish treatment

Costs · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)

It is very uncertain whether planned, regular routine scale and polish (6-monthly; 12-monthly… changes costs (NHS perspective, GBP) compared with no scheduled scale and polish treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
6-monthly (12-monthly parallel)
MD 0.52 [-18.10, 19.14]
1 study · 554 participants
Very low

Systemic oral acyclovir vs placebo or no treatment

Direct costs (medication, hospital bed days) · Children and young adults under 25 years with primary herpetic gingivostomatitis (with or without herpes labialis)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acyclovir for treating primary herpetic gingivostomatitis 2008 · Cochrane All outcomes
No data available in either included study.
Studies not reported
No studies found

Guided tissue regeneration (GTR) with barrier membrane (resorbable or non-resorbable) vs Open flap debridement (access flap surgery)

Cost/benefit (treatment time plus estimated material costs) · Patients with chronic periodontitis (aged 21 years or older) with periodontal infra-bony defects; furcation-involved teeth and aggressive…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Guided tissue regeneration for periodontal infra-bony defects 2006 · Cochrane All outcomes
No data were found for this outcome (listed under 'Other outcomes: No data were found for the following outcomes').
0 studies
No studies found