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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 57.1%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Oral care interventions (nurse-assisted toothbrushing, oral and pharyngeal cavity rinse, decontamination with antibiotics or antiseptics) vs usual care

Plaque · people with stroke

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for improving oral health in people after stroke 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 83 participants
Very low

Oral care interventions (nurse-assisted toothbrushing, oral and pharyngeal cavity rinse, decontamination with antibiotics or antiseptics) vs usual care

Denture plaque · people with stroke

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for improving oral health in people after stroke 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 38 participants
Low

Oral care interventions (nurse-assisted toothbrushing, oral and pharyngeal cavity rinse, decontamination with antibiotics or antiseptics) vs usual care

Gingivitis · people with stroke

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for improving oral health in people after stroke 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 83 participants
Very low

Oral care interventions (nurse-assisted toothbrushing, oral and pharyngeal cavity rinse, decontamination with antibiotics or antiseptics) vs usual care

Denture-induced stomatitis · people with stroke

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for improving oral health in people after stroke 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 38 participants
Low

Oral care interventions (nurse-assisted toothbrushing, oral and pharyngeal cavity rinse, decontamination with antibiotics or antiseptics) vs usual care

Presence of related infection: pneumonia · people with stroke

Oral health care interventions showed no clear difference in presence of related infection: pneumonia (Analysis 1.7) compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for improving oral health in people after stroke 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 4.17 [0.82, 21.11]
1 study · 204 participants
Low

Oral care interventions (nurse-assisted toothbrushing, oral and pharyngeal cavity rinse, decontamination with antibiotics or antiseptics) vs usual care

Stroke survivor and providers' knowledge to OHC: knowledge (Analysis 1.8) · people with stroke

It is very uncertain whether oral health care interventions changes stroke survivor and providers' knowledge to OHC: knowledge (Analysis… compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for improving oral health in people after stroke 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
SMD 0.7 [0.06, 1.35]
3 studies · 728 participants
Very low

Oral care interventions (nurse-assisted toothbrushing, oral and pharyngeal cavity rinse, decontamination with antibiotics or antiseptics) vs usual care

Stroke survivor and providers' attitudes to OHC: attitude (Analysis 1.11) · people with stroke

It is very uncertain whether oral health care interventions changes stroke survivor and providers' attitudes to OHC: attitude (Analysis… compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for improving oral health in people after stroke 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
SMD 0.28 [0.01, 0.54]
3 studies · 728 participants
Very low