Mother plaque (sub- and supragingival calculus) · For interventions, pregnant women, mothers or other caregivers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes, children up to 6 years…
Dietary advice on how to achieve a healthy diet for infants… showed no clear difference in mother plaque (sub- and supragingival calculus) compared with standard care; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Child plaque (any plaque visible on any teeth) · For interventions, pregnant women, mothers or other caregivers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes, children up to 6 years…
Package of oral health education/promotion including oral hygiene… led to lower child plaque (any plaque visible on any teeth) compared with standard care; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Denture plaque · Residents of institutions for elderly people (nursing staff and residents took part in the education programme)
1 finding from 1 review
One study (Schou 1989), at unclear risk of bias and analysing 114 residents, provided insufficient evidence to determine whether denture plaque scores are lower when educating residents or nursing staff without…
1 study · 114 participants
GRADE not reported
Plaque · Nursing home residents (mean age 78.3 to 86.0 years; more than 66% women; 62.1% to 87.3% with dental prostheses)
Educational intervention with information and practical components… showed no clear difference in dental plaque compared with (Optimised) usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Denture plaque · Nursing home residents (mean age 78.3 to 86.0 years; more than 66% women; 62.1% to 87.3% with dental prostheses)
Educational intervention with information and practical components… showed no clear difference in denture plaque compared with (Optimised) usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque index (PI) / oral hygiene · school‐age children and adolescents
Theory-based interventions significantly reduced dental plaque (SMD -1.92; moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Mechanical debridement plus topical minocycline showed no clear difference in plaque compared with mechanical debridement plus chlorhexidine gel; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Mechanical debridement with titanium curettes showed no clear difference in plaque compared with mechanical debridement with ultrasonic device; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Listerine mouthwash led to lower plaque compared with placebo mouthwash; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
Hyaluronic acid gel (brushing) showed no clear difference in plaque compared with chlorhexidine gel (brushing); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
Chlorhexidine solution enclosed in implant inner part showed no clear difference in plaque compared with physiologic (saline) solution; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
Powered toothbrushing showed no clear difference in plaque compared with manual toothbrushing; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Sonic toothbrushing showed no clear difference in plaque compared with manual toothbrushing; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Subgingival chlorhexidine irrigation led to lower plaque compared with chlorhexidine mouthwash; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and peri-implant mucositis at baseline
Triclosan dentifrice showed no clear difference in plaque compared with sodium fluoride dentifrice; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults with dental implants and healthy peri-implant soft tissues at baseline
Phosphoric etching (acid) gel showed no clear difference in plaque compared with mechanical debridement and polishing; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health (plaque and gingival indices) · Adults seeking treatment for the symptom of dry mouth (xerostomia) due to any cause (e.g. medication, Sjogren's syndrome, radiotherapy,…
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Adults (mean age 30.9 years), level of ID unclear; setting day centre
Scheduled dental recall intervals (1-, 3- or 6-monthly; oral hygiene… may leads to lower plaque (long term) compared with usual care (no specific treatment) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · 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 plaque (medium term) compared with manual toothbrush (self, carer or carer-assisted brushing) (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
SMD 0.29 [-0.07, 0.65]
2 studies · 120 participants
Low
Assorted plaque indices scale 0-5, 1-4 weeks; 247 participants (4 RCTs); Very Low. Uncertain effect on plaque short term: 2 studies (69 participants) favoured the electric toothbrush; 2 studies (178 participants)…
4 studies · 247 participants
Very low
Plaque · Children aged 7 to 13 years with Down syndrome (mild to moderate ID); setting residential
1 finding from 1 review
Simplified Green & Vermillion Oral Hygiene Index (plaque), mean 10 days; percent mean difference 65 (intervention) vs 15 (control), P<0.0001 favouring the disclosing-agent toothpaste; 40 participants (SoF states 80,…
1 study · 40 participants
Very low