Paul V Beirne

TL;DR: The study compared the effects of a clinical examination every 12 months with aclinical examination every 24 months on the outcomes of caries and economic cost outcomes and found insufficient evidence to determine whether 12 or 24-month recall with clinical examination results in better caries outcomes.

TL;DR: This study showed no evidence to claim or refute benefit for scale and polish treatments for the outcomes of gingivitis, calculus and plaque in healthy dentate adults, without severe periodontitis.

TL;DR: Limited evidence suggests that workplace dietary modification interventions alone and in combination with nutrition education increase fruit and vegetable intakes and these interventions should be developed with recommended guidelines, workplace characteristics, long-term follow-up and objective outcomes for diet, health and cost.

TL;DR: There is insufficient evidence to support or refute the practice of encouraging patients to attend for dental check-ups at 6-monthly intervals, and there are no conclusions to draw regarding the potential beneficial and harmful effects of altering the recall interval between dentalCheck-ups.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a systematic review of clinical oral examinations in detecting oral cancer and potentially malignant conditions, and the authors propose a guideline for routine dental check-ups.