Dietary advice should focus on reducing the frequency and amount of sugar consumption to prevent dental caries.

Clinical Recommendation

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

Moderate
Strong

Recommendation Statement

Dietary advice should focus on reducing the frequency and amount of sugar consumption to prevent dental caries.

Dietary advice should focus on reducing the frequency and amount of sugar consumption to prevent dental caries.

Clinical Topics
Keywords

SIGN 138, Scotland, Grade B, Diet and Nutrition

References

SIGN 138 - Grade B recommendation based on well-conducted studies

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Evidence Assessment

Quality of Evidence:
Moderate

Moderate 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