Topic in Oral Health

Other oral health

Oral Health reviews that match none of the topic rules yet.

10 systematic reviews in Other oral health ask 264 questions. 17% have no studies to answer them, 9.1% rest on very low certainty evidence and 8.3% reach moderate or high certainty.

Reviews

Questions

264

current versions

No studies

17%

Moderate or high

8.3%

No studies 45 · 17%Ungraded 127 · 48.1%Very low 24 · 9.1%Low 46 · 17.4%Moderate 13 · 4.9%High 9 · 3.4%

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.

Search questions in Other oral health

Thinnest evidence

All no studies and very low questions

Question	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Traditional screening (referral card given if the inspecting dentist judges the child needs to see a dentist) vs No screening Proportion of children with treated/untreated caries · School children (aged 4 to 15 years), primary and secondary schools in the UK and India School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane	Proportion of children with treated/untreated caries: Not reported (Summary of findings 1).	0 studies	No studies
Criteria-based screening (dentist refers using pre-established criteria) vs Traditional screening Dental attendance · School children, primary and secondary schools in the UK · 3 to 4 months School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane	RR 1.01 [0.94, 1.08]	2 studies · 5316 participants	Very low
Traditional screening (referral card given if the inspecting dentist judges the child needs to see a dentist) vs No screening Developmental defects of enamel measured by any validated index · School children (aged 4 to 15 years), primary and secondary schools in the UK and India School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane	No studies measured developmental defects of enamel (by any validated index).	0 studies	No studies
Referral to a specific dental treatment facility vs Generic advice letter to see a dentist Dental attendance (number of dental visits) · School children, primary school in Saudi Arabia · median 11 months School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane	RR 0.91 [0.34, 2.47]	1 study · 362 participants	Very low
Traditional screening (referral card given if the inspecting dentist judges the child needs to see a dentist) vs No screening Dental attendance · School children (aged 4 to 15 years), primary and secondary schools in the UK and India · 3 to 4 months School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane	Data not pooled; 6281 participants (4 RCTs); Very low. There was substantial heterogeneity, in part due to study design (3 cluster-RCTs and 1 individually randomised trial). We are unable to draw conclusions about this…	4 studies · 6281 participants	Very low
Traditional screening with motivation (oral health education and offer of free treatment) vs Traditional screening alone Dental attendance · School children, primary and secondary schools in India · mean 3 months School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane	RR 3.08 [2.57, 3.71]	1 study · 2486 participants	Very low
Traditional screening (referral card given if the inspecting dentist judges the child needs to see a dentist) vs No screening Gingivitis measured by any validated index · School children (aged 4 to 15 years), primary and secondary schools in the UK and India School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane	No studies measured gingivitis (by any validated index).	0 studies	No studies
Referral letter based on the common-sense model (CSM) of self-regulation vs Standard referral letter Proportion of children with treated/untreated caries (receipt of dental care) · School children, primary schools in the USA · mean 8 months School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane	OR 0.97 [0.62, 1.51]	1 study · 388 participants	Very low
Criteria-based screening with specific (personalised) referral letter vs Criteria-based screening with non-specific referral letter Dental attendance at orthodontist · School children, secondary school in the UK (aged 11 to 13 years) · mean 8 months School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane	RR 1.90 [1.18, 3.06]	1 study · 201 participants	Very low
Referral letter based on the common-sense model (CSM) plus dental information guide (DIG) vs Referral letter based on the common-sense model (CSM) alone Proportion of children with treated/untreated caries (receipt of dental care) · School children, primary schools in the USA · mean 8 months School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane	OR 1.30 [0.85, 1.99]	1 study · 411 participants	Very low
Traditional screening (referral card given if the inspecting dentist judges the child needs to see a dentist) vs No screening Malocclusion or orthodontic treatment needs measured by any validated index · School children (aged 4 to 15 years), primary and secondary schools in the UK and India School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane	No studies measured malocclusion or orthodontic treatment needs (by any validated index).	0 studies	No studies
Traditional screening (referral card given if the inspecting dentist judges the child needs to see a dentist) vs No screening Proportion of children with other untreated oral health needs · School children (aged 4 to 15 years), primary and secondary schools in the UK and India School dental screening programmes for oral health (2022) · Cochrane	Proportion of children with other treated/untreated oral health need: Not reported (Summary of findings 1).	0 studies	No studies