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 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Mortality (pneumonia-associated) · Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities

Professional oral care may leads to lower mortality (pneumonia-associated) compared with usual oral care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral care measures for preventing nursing home‐acquired pneumonia 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
24 months
RR 0.43 [0.25, 0.76]
2 studies · 454 participants
Low