Cochrane · systematic review · CD005084
Interventions for tobacco cessation delivered by dental professionals
Holliday, R, Hong, B, McColl, E, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library
Tobacco AddictionAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 75%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 25%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Interventions delivered by dental professionals compared with control for tobacco cessation.
Population: participants who used tobacco products
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Multi‐session behavioural support versus usual care, brief advice, or very brief advice, or less active treatment Smoking cessation (≥ 6 months Interventions delivered by dental professionals vs control | RR 1.9 [1.17, 3.11] | 7 studies · 2639 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Single session behavioural support versus usual care, brief advice, or very brief advice Smoking cessation (≥ 6 months Interventions delivered by dental professionals vs control | RR 1.86 [1.01, 3.41] | 4 studies · 6328 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Behavioural intervention + NRT/e‐cigarette versus no intervention/usual care, brief advice, or very brief advice Smoking cessation (≥ 6 months Interventions delivered by dental professionals vs control | RR 2.76 [1.58, 4.82] | 4 studies · 1221 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Behavioural support from dental professional at high school/college versus usual care/no intervention Smoking cessation (≥ 6 months Interventions delivered by dental professionals vs control | RR 1.51 [0.86, 2.65] | 3 studies · 1020 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |