The effectiveness of routine dental checks: a systematic review of the evidence base

This review demonstrates a lack of consistency in the direction of effect of oral health outcome measures with different frequencies of routine dental check.Six-monthly routine dental checks or any other specific frequency of routine dental check for adults or children cannot be advocated on the basis of existing evidence.There is a need for further primary research to investigate the relative effectiveness of routine dental checks of different frequency in terms of the separate impact on caries, periodontal disease, oral cancer and patient-centred oral health outcomes.