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3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Dental public health and special care

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Electric toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) vs Manual toothbrush

Gingival inflammation (medium term) · Children and adults with mixed levels of ID; setting home, residential, day care, school, mixed or not specified

Electric toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) showed no clear difference in gingival inflammation (medium term) compared with manual toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral hygiene care training of carers vs No training (or a placebo training session) of carers

Gingival inflammation (medium term) · People with mixed levels of ID (age range unclear); setting residential

Oral hygiene care training of carers showed no clear difference in gingival inflammation (medium term) compared with no training (or a placebo training session) of carers (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Special manual toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) vs Manual toothbrush

Gingival inflammation (medium term) · Children and adults with mixed levels of ID; setting home, residential, day care, school, mixed or not specified

It is very uncertain whether special manual toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) changes gingival inflammation (medium term) compared with conventional manual toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review