Professional tooth cleaning should not be routinely recommended for preventing dental caries in children.

Clinical Recommendation

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

Moderate
Moderate

Recommendation Statement

Professional tooth cleaning should not be routinely recommended for preventing dental caries in children.

Professional tooth cleaning should not be routinely recommended for preventing dental caries in children.

Clinical Topics
Keywords

SIGN 138, Scotland, Grade B, Prevention

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:
Moderate

Evidence-based moderate recommendation

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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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