McKnight’s Senior Living November 7, 2023
(HealthDay News) — The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the evidence is insufficient for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of screening and preventive interventions for oral health conditions performed by primary care clinicians for adults and children. These findings form the basis of two final recommendation statements and corresponding evidence reviews published in the Nov. 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Roger Chou, MD, from the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, and colleagues conducted a systematic review of the evidence on primary care screening and prevention of dental caries and periodontal disease in adults. Data were included from five randomized clinical trials, five nonrandomized trials, and six observational studies...
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