Recall intervals for oral health in primary care patients

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Riley, Philip ^a   Worthington, Helen V ^a   Clarkson, Jan E ^b   Beirne, Paul V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTAL PREVENTION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTAL SCALING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECALL INTERVAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; AGE; DENTITION; HEALTH; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE; DENTITION, PERMANENT; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897368254     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004346.pub4     Document Type: Review

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