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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 222 · 89.5%Very low 4 · 1.6%Low 10 · 4%Moderate 4 · 1.6%High 8 · 3.2%

PDHA program vs Baseline pre-intervention service-delivery scenario

Significant caries index · Alaska children aged 12 years

The PDHA program was projected to reduce the SiC index 70% from 10.5 to 3.3 for 12-year-olds, 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 · Age 12 years
Percent reduction in SiC index 70
1 study
GRADE not reported

Chlorhexidine and xylitol chewing gum vs placebo (2‐week intervention)

Infant dental caries · Pregnant Alaska Native women and their infants

No infant caries outcomes were assessed because the proposed randomized trial was discontinued.

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
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta · Trial discontinued
no estimate extracted
1 study
GRADE not reported

Primary dental health aide (PDHA) service-delivery models (PDHA program; PDHA + intensive staffing; PDHA + robust prevention) vs Baseline pre-intervention service-delivery scenario

Projected mean DMFT (children below 5 years) · Alaska Native children (below age 18)

A simulation projected mean DMFT in children under 5 would fall from 7.4 to 4.9 under the PDHA model (certainty not graded).

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-year projection · Alaska Native communities (simulation of the Alaska Dental Health Aide program)
Mean DMFT, children <5 y 4.9
1 study
GRADE not reported