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).
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Oral health-related quality of life · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)
Routine scale and polish every 6 months showed no clear difference in oral health-related quality of life (OHIP-14) compared with routine scale and polish every 12 months (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Calculus · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)
Routine scale and polish every 6 months leads to lower calculus compared with routine scale and polish every 12 months (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)
Routine scale and polish every 6 months showed no clear difference in plaque compared with routine scale and polish every 12 months (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Probing pocket depth · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)
Routine scale and polish every 6 months showed no clear difference in probing depth compared with routine scale and polish every 12 months (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Gingivitis · Dentate adults without severe periodontitis, regularly attending for dental care in primary care (UK general dental practice)
Routine scale and polish every 6 months showed no clear difference in gingivitis compared with routine scale and polish every 12 months (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Participant satisfaction (perceived oral cleanliness) · 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 participant satisfaction (perceived oral cleanliness) compared with routine scale and polish every 12 months (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review