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DHAT-delivered dental care vs Dentist-delivered dental care

Consistency of diagnosis and postoperative complications · Alaska dental health aide therapists

No significant difference was reported between DHATs and dentists in diagnosis consistency or postoperative complications, without a GRADE rating.

1 finding from 1 review

Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions and a case… 2013 All outcomes
Alaska
There was no significant difference between DHATs and dentists in consistency of diagnosis or postoperative complications.
1 study
GRADE not reported

Triclosan/copolymer-containing fluoride toothpaste vs Fluoride toothpaste without triclosan

Tooth staining/discolouration (adverse effect) · Children and adults (aged 16 years or less = children, over 16 = adults) without periodontitis at baseline; in practice mostly adults,…

Triclosan/copolymer-containing fluoride toothpaste showed no clear difference in adverse effects (tooth staining, Meckel Stain Score, 6 months) compared with fluoride toothpaste without triclosan; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Triclosan/copolymer containing toothpastes for oral health 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
6 months
MD -0.15 [-0.60, 0.30]
1 study · 325 participants
GRADE not reported

Ongoing BBTD Prevention Program vs BBTD Prevention Program discontinued in 1989

Baby bottle tooth decay prevalence · Alaska Native and American Indian Head Start children

Sites discontinuing the prevention program had a non-significant 15% reduction in tooth decay rate, without a GRADE rating.

2 findings from 1 review

Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions and a case… 2013 All outcomes
1986 to 1994 · Alaska Native and American Indian Head Start sites · Program discontinued
Percent reduction in tooth decay rate 15
1 study
GRADE not reported
Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions and a case… 2013 All outcomes
1986 to 1994 · Alaska Native and American Indian Head Start sites · Program maintained
Percent reduction in tooth decay rate 28
1 study
GRADE not reported

PDHA program vs Baseline pre-intervention service-delivery scenario

Dental caries · Alaska children below age 5 years

The PDHA program was projected to reduce mean DMFT in children below age 5 from 7.4 to 4.9, without a GRADE rating.

1 finding from 1 review

Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions and a case… 2013 All outcomes
20 years · Alaska
Mean DMFT 7.4 to 4.9
1 study
GRADE not reported

DHAT-delivered dental care vs Dentist-delivered dental care

Stainless steel crown preparation and placement deficiency · Alaska dental health aide therapists

No stainless steel crown preparation deficiencies were reported; placement deficiency was 3% for DHATs versus 9% for dentists, without a GRADE rating.

1 finding from 1 review

Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions and a case… 2013 All outcomes
Alaska Native communities
Proportion deficient 0% for preparations; 3% vs 9% for placements
2 studies
GRADE not reported

Toluidine blue (visual staining) vs No screening

Outcome not reported · Planned population: general population or high-risk / opportunistic screening groups (no eligible study)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Screening programmes for the early detection and prevention of oral cancer 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
There was no evidence to support the use of adjunctive technologies like toluidine blue, brush biopsy or fluorescence imaging as a screening tool to reduce oral cancer mortality; no eligible randomised controlled trial…
0 studies
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Technical performance / deficient preparations (DHATs)

1 finding from 1 review

Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions and a case… 2013 All outcomes
Composite preparations
Deficient preparations (%) 0
2 studies
GRADE not reported