Incidence of VAP · Critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU
Powered toothbrushing (as part of comprehensive oral care) showed no clear difference in incidence of VAP compared with manual toothbrushing (standard oral care); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of ICU stay · Critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU
Powered toothbrushing (as part of comprehensive oral care) showed no clear difference in duration of ICU stay compared with manual toothbrushing (standard oral care); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · Critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU
Powered toothbrushing (as part of comprehensive oral care) showed no clear difference in mortality compared with manual toothbrushing (standard oral care); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Duration of mechanical ventilation · Critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU
Powered toothbrushing (as part of comprehensive oral care) showed no clear difference in duration of mechanical ventilation compared with manual toothbrushing (standard oral care); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Children and adults with mild to profound ID; setting residential or school
It is very uncertain whether oral hygiene training (toothbrushing routine) of people with ID changes plaque (short term) compared with no oral hygiene training of people with ID (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Behaviour, attitude and self-efficacy (toothbrushing behaviour) (medium and long term) · Children and adults with mild to profound ID; setting residential or school
1 finding from 1 review
Behaviour, attitude and self-efficacy (steps achieved in a toothbrushing routine), 100 days to 19 months; 59 participants (4 NRS); Very Low. Results not in a format for meta-analysis: 3 NRS (56 participants) reported…
4 studies · 59 participants
Very low
Gingivitis · Children and adults with mild to profound ID; setting residential or school
It is very uncertain whether oral hygiene training (toothbrushing routine) of people with ID changes gingival inflammation (short term) compared with no oral hygiene training of people with ID (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Length of hospital stay · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
None of the studies reported: relief of pain, relief of dysphagia, incidence of systemic infection, amount of analgesia, days stay in hospital, cost of oral care, patient quality of life.
0 studies
No studies found
Amount of analgesia · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
None of the studies reported: relief of pain, relief of dysphagia, incidence of systemic infection, amount of analgesia, days stay in hospital, cost of oral care, patient quality of life.
0 studies
No studies found
Incidence of systemic infection · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
None of the studies reported: relief of pain, relief of dysphagia, incidence of systemic infection, amount of analgesia, days stay in hospital, cost of oral care, patient quality of life.
0 studies
No studies found
Relief of dysphagia · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
None of the studies reported: relief of pain, relief of dysphagia, incidence of systemic infection, amount of analgesia, days stay in hospital, cost of oral care, patient quality of life.
0 studies
No studies found
Relief of pain · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
None of the studies reported: relief of pain, relief of dysphagia, incidence of systemic infection, amount of analgesia, days stay in hospital, cost of oral care, patient quality of life.
0 studies
No studies found
Patient quality of life · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
None of the studies reported: relief of pain, relief of dysphagia, incidence of systemic infection, amount of analgesia, days stay in hospital, cost of oral care, patient quality of life.
0 studies
No studies found
Plaque · Adults aged 22 to 57 years with mixed levels of ID; setting residential
1 finding from 1 review
Individualised oral care plan vs usual care. Subjective Oral Hygiene Rating scale 1-5 and Improvement Differential, mean 12 months; SOHR 2.97 (intervention) vs 3.10 (control); improvement differential 38% vs 5%; 79…
1 study · 79 participants
Very low
At least 30% reduction in pain · people with cancer pain
1 finding from 1 review
At least 50% reduction in pain · people with cancer pain
1 finding from 1 review
Pain no worse than mild at one or two weeks (or equivalent) · people with cancer pain
1 finding from 1 review
Patient Global Impression of Change much or very much improved · people with cancer pain
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events (death) · people with cancer pain
1 finding from 1 review
Other adverse events · people with cancer pain
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low