Cochrane · systematic review · CD009837
Community-based population-level interventions for promoting child oral health
de Silva Andrea M, Hegde Shalika, Akudo Nwagbara Bridget, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Public HealthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
24
current version
GRADE rated
13
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 11 · 45.8%Very low 1 · 4.2%Low 8 · 33.3%Moderate 4 · 16.7%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Dietary interventions
Population: children
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
DMFT | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
DMFS | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
dmft measured up to 1 year | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 340 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
dmfs measured up to 1 year | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 510 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Oral health education
Population: children
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
DMFT measured at between 1 and 2 years of | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 856 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
DMFS measured at between 1 and 2 years of | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 285 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
dmft measured at between 1 and 2 years of | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 276 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
dmfs | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Oral health education + supervised toothbrushing
Population: children
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
DMFT measured at between 1 and 2 years of | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 1004 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
DMFS measured at between 1 and 2 years of | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 443 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
dmft measured at more than 1 year of | no estimate extracted | 99481 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
dmfs measured at two years | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 500 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Oral health education + fluoride (varnish/supplement) + training/support
Population: children
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
DMFT | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
DMFS | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
dmft measured up to 1 year | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 114 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
dmfs measured at between 1 year and 2 years of | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 543 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
School‐based OHE and toothpaste provision + clinic‐based professional preventive oral care
Population: children
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
DMFT measured at up to 1 year post intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 1458 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
DMFS | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
dmfs | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
dmft | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Oral health education + chewing gum
Population: children
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
DMFT | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 548 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
DMFS | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
dmfs | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
dmft | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |