Primary study · included by 2 reviews
Reducing carious lesions during the first 4 years of life
Villena et al. 2019 · Villena Rita S., Pesaressi Eraldo, Frencken Jo E. · The Journal of the American Dental Association · 2019
doi:10.1016/j.adaj.2019.04.003journal-article
Trial PICO
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Results
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Included by
| Outcome this study informs | Pooled effect | Evidence | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Caries experience at the tooth level (dmft) Behaviour change / oral health promotion interventions delivered by non-dental professionals and health workers (nurses, midwives, health visitors, community health workers) vs Control (usual care, no intervention, or comparison group) | SMD -0.34 [-0.54, -0.13] | 6 studies | Ungraded |
| Outcome this study informs | Pooled effect | Evidence | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Oral disease outcomes, including dental caries estimates Strategies to integrate oral health into primary care (e.g., training/education of non-dental primary care professionals, policy/financing and health-insurance changes, colocation of dental and medical services, interprofessional and community-health-worker collaboration, teledentistry, integrated oral health assessment tools, school-based activities) vs No integration / usual care (or pre-integration baseline; many included studies uncontrolled) | Nine studies reported oral disease outcomes, seven of which measured change in dental caries estimates. Eight of the nine studies reported improved oral disease outcomes; one (Vichayanrat 2012) reported no change in… | 9 studies | Ungraded |
2 including reviews in total.