Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults

Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults

Cochrane Review 3 SoF Entries

Summary of Findings

Key results and quality assessments using GRADE methodology

Outcome Effect Participants Studies Certainty
Plaque scores at 1 to 3 months
Manual toothbrushes
-0.23 - - Not assessed
Gingival scores at 1 to 3 months
Manual toothbrushes
-0.07 - - Not assessed
Adverse events
Manual toothbrushes
nan - - Not assessed
GRADE Certainty of Evidence:
High Very confident in the effect estimate
Moderate Moderately confident in the effect estimate
Low Limited confidence in the effect estimate
Very Low Very little confidence in the effect estimate

Review Information

Review ID: CD002281
Outcomes: 3 assessed

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Evidence Quality Distribution:
Not assessed: 3