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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

72 questions · 105 findings · 16 reviews

No studies found 7 · 6.7%GRADE not reported 47 · 44.8%Very low 21 · 20%Low 18 · 17.1%Moderate 10 · 9.5%High 2 · 1.9%

Educational intervention vs no educational intervention

Hygiene practices: community‐based intervention Measurement: proportion of participants with event · children of complementary feeding age

Educational intervention probably leads to higher hygiene practices: community‐based intervention Measurement:… compared with no educational intervention (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Educational intervention vs no educational intervention

Weight (kg) · children of complementary feeding age
2 findings from 1 review

Educational intervention vs no educational intervention

Height (cm) · children of complementary feeding age
2 findings from 1 review

Package of oral health education/promotion including oral hygiene advice for pregnant women, mothers, infants and young children, plus dietary and feeding practice advice for infants and young children vs usual care

Caries presence in primary teeth · For interventions, pregnant women, mothers or other caregivers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes, children up to 6 years…

It is very uncertain whether package of oral health education/promotion including oral hygiene… changes caries presence in primary teeth compared with standard care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral health education/promotion (oral hygiene advice plus diet and feeding practice advice) combined with clinical treatment for mother's dentition (basic restorative and preventive; 1 trial included CHX varnish application) vs usual care

Caries presence in primary teeth · For interventions, pregnant women and mothers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes, children up to 6 years of age

It is very uncertain whether oral health education/promotion (oral hygiene advice plus diet and… changes caries presence in primary teeth compared with standard care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

1.23% APF gel + oral health education vs Oral health education

Arrest or reversal of noncavitated facial/lingual carious lesions · Children and adults with noncavitated carious lesions on facial/lingual surfaces (primary and permanent teeth)

1.23% APF gel + oral health education was probably more effective than Oral health education for arrest or reversal of facial/lingual carious lesions (RR 2.47, 95% CI 1.95 to 3.13; moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Primary care physician alerting system vs primary care physician alerting system and a patient‐directed intervention (education and reminder to see their primary care physician)

Bone mineral density · General practitioners/family doctors involved in the management of patients with osteoporosis

Primary care physician alerting system showed no clear difference in bone mineral density1 compared with primary care physician alerting system and a patient‐directed… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Primary care physician alerting system vs primary care physician alerting system and a patient‐directed intervention (education and reminder to see their primary care physician)

Medication2 · General practitioners/family doctors involved in the management of patients with osteoporosis

Primary care physician alerting system showed no clear difference in medication2 compared with primary care physician alerting system and a patient‐directed… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Primary care physician alerting system and a patient‐directed intervention (education and reminder to see their primary care physician) vs usual care

Bone mineral density · General practitioners/family doctors involved in the management of patients with osteoporosis

Primary care physician alerting system and a patient‐directed… leads to higher bone Mineral Density 1 compared with standard care (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Primary care physician alerting system and a patient‐directed intervention (education and reminder to see their primary care physician) vs usual care

Osteoporosis medication 2 · General practitioners/family doctors involved in the management of patients with osteoporosis

Primary care physician alerting system and a patient‐directed… leads to higher osteoporosis medication 2 compared with standard care (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Traditional screening with motivation (oral health education and offer of free treatment) vs Traditional screening

Dental attendance · School children, primary and secondary schools in India

It is very uncertain whether traditional screening with motivation (oral health education and… changes dental attendance compared with traditional screening alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Sociodemographic / socioeconomic factors (single-parent family, low parental education, family income, socioeconomic status) vs Absence of the factor / reference socioeconomic category

Caries increment in permanent teeth · School children and adolescents (6-18 years) followed from primary dentition (baseline examination before 72 months of age)

Evidence on the association between sociodemographic/socioeconomic factors and permanent-teeth caries is weak and inconsistent (3 studies; could not be pooled; not GRADE-rated).

1 finding from 1 review

Follow‐up integrating additional patient symptom education or monitoring, or survivorship care plans vs usual care

Overall survival · adult cancer survivors from the following cancer sites: breast, colorectal, endometrial, ovarian and prostate cancer

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Follow‐up integrating additional patient symptom education or monitoring, or survivorship care plans vs usual care

Time to detection of recurrence · adult cancer survivors from the following cancer sites: breast, colorectal, endometrial, ovarian and prostate cancer

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review