Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

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

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Fever · Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities

Professional oral care led to lower incidence or prevalence of fever compared with usual oral care; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral care measures for preventing nursing home‐acquired pneumonia 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
24 months
RR 0.49 [0.33, 0.75]
1 study · 366 participants
GRADE not reported