A scoping review of the uses of the care index in children.

CONCLUSION: Overall, it is recommended that future studies should clearly state the definitions and thresholds used to obtain CI and RI, which would enable comparison between communities and allow temporal trends to be studied. Additionally, deriving separate CI and RI scores for groups based on caries extent would help to highlight inequalities in the provision of care. Further research is needed to explore the applicability of CI and RI to changing approaches to caries management with current care recommendations emphasising on minimal treatment and secondary prevention. PMID: 28872806 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Community Dental Health - Category: Dentistry Tags: Community Dent Health Source Type: research