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. 2019 Nov 20;2019(11):CD012155. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012155.pub2

4.6. Analysis.

Comparison 4 Oral hygiene, diet and feeding practice advice versus standard care, Outcome 6 Child dental attendance.

Child dental attendance
Study Measure Intervention group # events/participants Control group # events / participants Effect estimate Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Favoured group
Harrison 2012 Saw dentist due to tooth pain 13/110 22/131 0.70 (0.37, 1.33) Neither
Plutzer 2008 Cumulative categories of visits, from birth to 6 years
2 visits
3‐4 visits
≥ 5 visits
85/117
28/117
4/117
72/113
29/113
12/113
1.14 (0.95, 1.36)
0.93 (0.59, 1.46)
0.32 (0.11, 0.97)
Neither
Neither
Oral hygiene, diet and feeding advice