All children should brush their teeth or have their teeth brushed twice daily with a fluoride toothpaste.

Clinical Recommendation

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland • Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)

High
Strong

Recommendation Statement

All children should brush their teeth or have their teeth brushed twice daily with a fluoride toothpaste.

All children should brush their teeth or have their teeth brushed twice daily with a fluoride toothpaste.

Clinical Topics
Keywords

SIGN 138, Scotland, Grade A, Fluoride

References

SIGN 138 - Grade A recommendation based on systematic reviews and RCTs

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Evidence Assessment

Quality of Evidence:
High

High certainty evidence (GRADE)

Strength of Recommendation:
Strong

Evidence-based strong recommendation

About GRADE Assessment

GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) is a systematic approach to rating the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations in clinical practice guidelines.

Source Details

Country/Region
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland
Issuing Organization
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
Publication Year
2014

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