Dental Recall. Recall Interval between Routine Dental Examinations

TLDR: 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.

Abstract: Acknowledgements v Stakeholder Organisations vii Abbreviations used in Guideline ix 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 What is a guideline? 2 1.3 Remit of the Guideline 3 1.4 What the guideline covers 3 1.5 What the guideline does not cover 3 1.6 Who developed the guideline? 3 1.7 Guideline Methodology 4 1.7.1 Outline of methods used 4 1.7.2 Questions addressed in developing the guideline 4 1.7.3 Systematic Review Methods for Key Clinical Questions 5 1.7.4 Hierarchy of evidence 6 1.7.5 Health economics methods 6 1.7.6 Forming and grading the recommendations 7 2 Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of routine dental checks (HTA update) 9 2.1 Characteristics of the Included Studies 9 2.1.1 Characteristics of the study settings and study design 9 2.1.2 The accuracy of clinical oral examinations in detecting oral cancer and potentially malignant conditions 31 3.3.5 Toluidine blue dye 31 3.3.6 Potentially malignant lesions and conditions 31 3.4