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10 questions · 10 findings · 5 reviews · Dental public health and special care

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Motivational interview plus oral health education vs Oral health education

Quality of life: Chronic pain · People with serious mental illness (all included participants had schizophrenia); majority aged 18 to 65 years per NIMH 1987, or with…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral health education (advice and training) for people with serious mental illness 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
No study reported useable data
0 studies
No studies found

Monitoring (any means of observation, supervision, keeping under review, measuring or testing at intervals) vs No monitoring

Quality of life: Chronic pain · People with serious mental illness (all included participants had schizophrenia); majority aged 18 to 65 years per NIMH 1987, or with…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral health education (advice and training) for people with serious mental illness 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
No study reported useable data
0 studies
No studies found

Educational intervention with information and practical components (theoretical oral health education plus practical skills training) for nursing staff and/or residents vs usual care

Quality of life: Chronic pain · People with serious mental illness (all included participants had schizophrenia); majority aged 18 to 65 years per NIMH 1987, or with…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral health education (advice and training) for people with serious mental illness 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
No study reported useable data
0 studies
No studies found

Educational intervention with information and practical components (theoretical oral health education plus practical skills training) for nursing staff and/or residents vs (Optimised) usual care

Oral health-related quality of life · Nursing home residents (mean age 78.3 to 86.0 years; more than 66% women; 62.1% to 87.3% with dental prostheses)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral health educational interventions for nursing home staff and residents 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
SoF row 'Oral health-related quality of life': Illustrative risks -, relative effect -, participants/studies -, quality -; Comment: Outcome not reported. Not measured in any included study.
0 studies
No studies found

Professional oral care vs Usual oral care

Change in data on economics and quality of life · Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities

Professional oral care led to higher change in data on economics and quality of life 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
MD 1.5 [0.32, 2.68]
1 study · 322 participants
GRADE not reported

Personalised one-to-one OHA vs Routine one-to-one OHA

Patient-reported changes in knowledge, attitudes and quality of life · Children or adults (fit and healthy, or with a well-defined medical condition)

1 finding from 1 review

One‐to‐one oral hygiene advice provided in a dental setting for oral health 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
Jonsson 2009 (OHQoL-UK oral health-related quality of life) and Ramsay 2018 (dental quality of life, oral hygiene self-efficacy); measured, not synthesised or GRADE-rated.
2 studies
GRADE not reported

Any form of one-to-one oral hygiene advice (OHA) vs No OHA

Patient-reported changes in knowledge, attitudes and quality of life · Children or adults (fit and healthy, or with a well-defined medical condition)

1 finding from 1 review

One‐to‐one oral hygiene advice provided in a dental setting for oral health 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
Hoogstraten 1983 (dental knowledge, attitude, behaviour, fear of dental treatment) and Memarpour 2016 (parents' knowledge and performance regarding oral health); measured, not synthesised or GRADE-rated.
2 studies
GRADE not reported

Enhanced one-to-one OHA vs Routine one-to-one OHA

Patient-reported changes in knowledge, attitudes and quality of life · Children or adults (fit and healthy, or with a well-defined medical condition)

1 finding from 1 review

One‐to‐one oral hygiene advice provided in a dental setting for oral health 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
Hoogstraten 1983 (dental knowledge, attitude, behaviour, fear), Munster Halvari 2012 (multiple psychological measures: autonomy, motivation, perceived competence), Tedesco 1992 (theory of reasoned action variables);…
3 studies
GRADE not reported

Self-management (self-administered/self-monitored OHA) vs Professional OHA

Patient-reported changes in knowledge, attitudes and quality of life · Children or adults (fit and healthy, or with a well-defined medical condition)

1 finding from 1 review

One‐to‐one oral hygiene advice provided in a dental setting for oral health 2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
Aljafari 2017 reported child's dietary knowledge; measured, not synthesised or GRADE-rated.
1 study
GRADE not reported

Oral hygiene interventions (mechanical plaque removal): knowledge-based, behavioural, or skills training for people with ID or their carers vs Usual care, no care, or a similar alternative intervention

Quality of life changes or long-term, patient-centred outcomes (e.g. tooth retention) · People with intellectual disabilities (ID), living at home, in day care, in hospital or in a residential care setting; all levels of ID as…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities 2019 · Cochrane All outcomes
No studies measured quality of life changes or long-term, patient-centred outcomes as formal outcomes; some studies commented on quality of life only in the discussion or conclusion sections.
0 studies
No studies found