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Clinical examination with 24-month recall vs Clinical examination with 6-month recall

Dental caries · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)

Clinical examination with 24-month recall showed no clear difference in dental caries: number of tooth surfaces with any caries (ICDAS 1-6) compared with clinical examination with 6-month recall (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Clinical examination with risk-based recall vs Clinical examination with 6-month recall

Dental caries · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)

Clinical examination with risk-based recall showed no clear difference in dental caries: number of tooth surfaces with any caries (ICDAS 1-6) compared with clinical examination with 6-month recall (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Clinical examination with risk-based recall vs Clinical examination with 24-month recall

Dental caries · Dentate adults (aged 18 years and older) receiving dental check-ups in UK general dental practices (regular attenders)

Clinical examination with risk-based recall showed no clear difference in dental caries: number of tooth surfaces with any caries (ICDAS 1-6) compared with clinical examination with 24-month recall (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Plaque · 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 probably leads to lower plaque severity at 6 to 7 months (Plaque Severity Index, proportion… compared with fluoride toothpaste without triclosan (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Coronal caries increment · 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 leads to lower coronal caries increment at 24 to 36 months (decayed filled… compared with fluoride toothpaste without triclosan (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review