Patient quality of life · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Probing pocket depth (PPD/PD) · Adults (aged 18 or over) diagnosed with periodontal disease (gingivitis or periodontitis)
1 finding from 1 review
Little 1997: no change in pocket depth; there were no differences between the intervention and control groups in overall change in pocket depth. (Some analyses suggested greater change in the intervention group when…
1 study · 107 participants
GRADE not reported
Oral candidiasis (present) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Thymostimulin showed no clear difference in oral candidiasis (present) compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Empirical antifungal treatment · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Antifungal drugs absorbed from GI tract showed no clear difference in empirical antifungal treatment compared with antifungal drugs not absorbed from GI tract; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Toxicity (adverse events probably due to drug) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
1 finding from 1 review
Systemic fungal infection · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Norfloxacin plus amphotericin B showed no clear difference in systemic fungal infection compared with amphotericin B; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Oral candidiasis (present) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Antifungal drugs partially absorbed from GI tract (miconazole,… led to lower oral candidiasis (present) compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Gingival bleeding (various bleeding indices) · Adults (aged 18 or over) diagnosed with periodontal disease (gingivitis or periodontitis)
1 finding from 1 review
Little 1997 reported decreased gingival bleeding in the active intervention group: gingival bleeding present in 9% of the intervention group at baseline and 4% at 4-month follow up, versus 10% of the control group on…
1 study · 107 participants
GRADE not reported
Periodontitis (clinical attachment loss) · Adults (aged 18 or over) diagnosed with periodontal disease (gingivitis or periodontitis)
1 finding from 1 review
Amount of analgesia · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Systemic fungal infection · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Antifungal drugs absorbed from GI tract showed no clear difference in systemic fungal infection compared with antifungal drugs not absorbed from GI tract; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Death associated with fungal infection · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Itraconazole showed no clear difference in death associated with fungal infection compared with fluconazole; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Self-reported flossing · Adults (aged 18 or over) diagnosed with periodontal disease (gingivitis or periodontitis)
1 finding from 1 review
Stewart 1991: there were no differences between the attention control group and the cognitive behavioural (psychological) intervention group for self reported flossing; it cannot be concluded that the cognitive…
1 study · 50 participants
GRADE not reported
Good compliance · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Itraconazole showed no clear difference in good compliance compared with fluconazole; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Observed tooth brushing skill · Adults (aged 18 or over) diagnosed with periodontal disease (gingivitis or periodontitis)
1 finding from 1 review
Little 1997 observed and rated participants on brushing skill; Analysis of Covariance found a significant difference favouring the intervention group (one of four measures on which significant differences were found…
1 study · 107 participants
GRADE not reported
Dental knowledge · Adults (aged 18 or over) diagnosed with periodontal disease (gingivitis or periodontitis)
1 finding from 1 review
Stewart 1996: for dental knowledge the control group showed no change pre- and post-intervention, whereas the psychological intervention group improved dental knowledge significantly (both intervention groups improved…
1 study · 117 participants
GRADE not reported
Self-reported tooth brushing · Adults (aged 18 or over) diagnosed with periodontal disease (gingivitis or periodontitis)
1 finding from 1 review
Stewart 1991: for self reported brushing only the comparison of the control group with the cognitive behavioural intervention was significant; the cognitive behavioural (psychological) intervention showed no…
1 study · 50 participants
GRADE not reported
Empirical antifungal treatment · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Antifungal drugs partially absorbed from GI tract (miconazole,… showed no clear difference in empirical antifungal treatment compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Death associated with fungal infection · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Antifungal drugs absorbed from GI tract showed no clear difference in death associated with fungal infection compared with antifungal drugs not absorbed from GI tract; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Self-efficacy beliefs (tooth brushing) · Adults (aged 18 or over) diagnosed with periodontal disease (gingivitis or periodontitis)
1 finding from 1 review
Stewart 1996: the psychological intervention had no discernible effect on self efficacy beliefs concerning tooth brushing; the data on perceived self efficacy for tooth brushing were not analysed due to ceiling effects…
1 study · 117 participants
GRADE not reported