Other adverse events (allergy, irritation/burning of nasal, oral or oropharyngeal mucosa, long-term staining of mucous membranes or teeth, accidental ingestion) · Patients without suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection undergoing aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs), and the healthcare workers…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Other adverse events (allergy, irritation/burning of nasal, oral or oropharyngeal mucosa, long-term staining of mucous membranes or teeth, accidental ingestion) · Patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Other adverse events (allergy, irritation/burning of nasal, oral or oropharyngeal mucosa, long-term staining of mucous membranes or teeth, accidental ingestion) · Healthcare workers (HCWs) treating patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Calculus · 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 calculus (long term) compared with usual care (no specific treatment) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Gingival pocketing (long term) · 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 gingival pocketing (long term) compared with usual care (no specific treatment) (low certainty).
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
Gingival bleeding (various bleeding indices) · Adults (mean age 30.9 years), level of ID unclear; setting day centre
Scheduled dental recall intervals (1-, 3- or 6-monthly; oral hygiene… showed no clear difference in gingival bleeding (long term) compared with usual care (no specific treatment) (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
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 care vs No oral care
Outcome not reported · Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of NHAP · Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of NHAP, follow-up 8-30 months, 5018 (5 studies), Low. Not pooled (individual and cluster-randomised designs, varying effect measures and follow-up). Component estimates: Bourigault HR 0.65 (0.29 to 1.46;…
5 studies · 5018 participants
Low
Mortality (all‐cause) · Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
1 finding from 1 review
All-cause mortality, follow-up 12-30 months, 3764 (3 studies), Very low. Not pooled. Adachi RR 0.80 (0.40 to 1.58; 88); Juthani-Mehta HR 1.16 (0.88 to 1.53; 834); Zimmerman adjusted IRR 0.83 (0.61 to 1.12; 1606).…
3 studies · 3764 participants
Very low
Mortality (pneumonia-associated) · Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
Professional oral care may leads to lower mortality (pneumonia-associated) compared with usual oral care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Fever · Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
Professional oral care led to lower incidence or prevalence of fever compared with usual oral care; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects of interventions · Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
1 finding from 1 review
Measured in only 1 study (834 participants), which reported no serious events and 64 non-serious events, the most common of which were oral cavity disturbances (not defined) and dental staining.
1 study · 834 participants
GRADE not reported
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 health indices · Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
Professional oral care led to higher oral health indices compared with usual oral care; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in systemic antibiotic use · Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review