Periodontal health status · school‐age children and adolescents
Theory-based interventions significantly improved periodontal health (SMD -1.18; moderate 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
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
Plaque · Adults (aged 18 or over) diagnosed with periodontal disease (gingivitis or periodontitis)
1 finding from 1 review
Stewart 1991: while the educational intervention group and the cognitive behavioural intervention group both showed significant differences compared to the control group in plaque scores, the cognitive behavioural…
1 study · 50 participants
GRADE not reported
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 educational intervention group and the cognitive behavioural (psychological) intervention group for self reported flossing; improvements in flossing could not be…
1 study · 50 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: there was no difference in change in dental knowledge at post-intervention between the educational and psychological groups (both improved significantly relative to control).
1 study · 78 participants
GRADE not reported
Self-efficacy beliefs (flossing) · Adults (aged 18 or over) diagnosed with periodontal disease (gingivitis or periodontitis)
1 finding from 1 review
Stewart 1996: the psychological intervention group demonstrated significantly higher change in self efficacy scores for flossing at post-intervention compared to the educational group (there was no difference in the…
1 study · 78 participants
GRADE not reported
Plaque · People with ID (level of ID and age unclear); setting day centre
It is very uncertain whether discussion of individual clinical photographs (plaque highlighted by… changes plaque (medium term) compared with no discussion of clinical photographs, but received the same oral… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
DMFT/DMFS index (dental caries experience) · Children aged 0-12 years in the United Kingdom
In UK studies, OHPPs were associated with lower DMFT/S (OR 0.04, 95% CI 0.00 to 0.58; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
DMFT/DMFS index (dental caries experience) · Children aged 0-12 years in Ireland
The single Irish study showed lower DMFT/S with OHPP (OR 0.52, 95% CI 0.45 to 0.61; ungraded, single study).
1 finding from 1 review
DMFT/DMFS index (dental caries experience) · Children aged 0-12 years in Japan
The single Japanese study yielded a degenerate estimate of OR 0.00 (95% CI 0.00 to 0.00; ungraded, single study).
1 finding from 1 review
Incremental cost‐effectiveness · Children younger than 6 years (healthy except for dental caries)
In children younger than 6 years, OHPPs were associated with lower cost per DMFT/S (OR 0.07, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.32; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
DMFT/DMFS index (dental caries experience) · Children aged 0-12 years (studies published 2015 or later)
In studies published from 2015 onward, OHPPs were associated with lower DMFT (OR 0.08, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.53; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
DMFT/DMFS index (dental caries experience) · Children with dental caries
Oral-health promotion programs were associated with markedly lower odds of DMFT/S in children (OR 0.19, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.39; ungraded, very high heterogeneity I2=98.5%).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.19 [0.10, 0.39]
8 studies
GRADE not reported
DMFT/DMFS index (dental caries experience) · Children aged 0-12 years in Finland
The single Finnish study showed lower DMFT/S with OHPP (OR 0.48, 95% CI 0.41 to 0.56; ungraded, single study).
1 finding from 1 review
DMFT/DMFS index (dental caries experience) · Children aged 0-12 years (studies published before 2015)
In studies published before 2015, OHPPs were associated with lower DMFT (OR 0.01, 95% CI 0.00 to 0.13; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Cost‐effectiveness · Children aged 6 years and older (healthy except for dental caries)
In children aged 6 years and older, the cost-effectiveness estimate was extremely imprecise and not significant (OR 0.00, 95% CI 0.00 to 48704.6; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
DMFT/DMFS index (dental caries experience) · Children aged 6 years and older (healthy except for dental caries)
In children aged 6 years and older, OHPPs showed no significant effect on DMFT/S (OR 0.29, 95% CI 0.08 to 1.01; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Incremental cost‐effectiveness · Children with dental caries
OHPPs were associated with a lower program cost per DMFT/S in about 97 of 100 programs (OR 0.03, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.11; ungraded, very high heterogeneity I2=99%).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.03 [0.01, 0.11]
8 studies
GRADE not reported
DMFT/DMFS index (dental caries experience) · Children younger than 6 years (healthy except for dental caries)
In children younger than 6 years, OHPPs were associated with lower odds of DMFT/S (OR 0.14, 95% CI 0.05 to 0.39; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review