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ReviewIranian journal of public health2013

Oral Health of Drug Abusers: A Review of Health Effects and Care.

Hajar Shekarchizadeh, Mohammad R Khami, Simin Z Mohebbi, Hamed Ekhtiari, Jorma I Virtanen

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Review in Iranian journal of public health, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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60citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Hajar Shekarchizadeh1. Research Center for Caries Prevention, Community Oral Health Department, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran ; 2. Dept. of Oral Public Health, University of Helsinki , Helsinki, Finland.
Mohammad R Khami2. Dept. of Oral Public Health, University of Helsinki , Helsinki, Finland ; 3. Dental Research Center, Community Oral Health Department, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran.
Simin Z Mohebbi1. Research Center for Caries Prevention, Community Oral Health Department, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran ; 2. Dept. of Oral Public Health, University of Helsinki , Helsinki, Finland.
Hamed Ekhtiari4. Translational Neuroscience Program, Institute for Cognitive Science Studies , Iran ; 5. Neurocognitive Laboratory, Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran.
Jorma I Virtanen6. Dept. of Community Dentistry, University of Oulu , Oulu, Finland ; 7. Dept. of Public Health, University of Helsinki , Helsinki, Finland.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRInstitute for Cognitive Science Studies · IRUniversity of Oulu · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral health problems, among the most prevalent comorbidities related to addiction, require more attention by both clinicians and policy-makers. Our aims were to review oral complications associated with drugs, oral health care in addiction rehabilitation, health services available, and barriers against oral health promotion among addicts. Drug abuse is associated with serious oral health problems including generalized dental caries, periodontal diseases, mucosal dysplasia, xerostomia, bruxism, tooth wear, and tooth loss. Oral health care has positive effects in recovery from drug abuse: patients' need for pain control, destigmatization, and HIV transmission. Health care systems worldwide deliver services for addicts, but most lack oral health care programs. Barriers against oral health promotion among addicts include difficulty in accessing addicts as a target population, lack of appropriate settings and of valid assessment protocols for conducting oral health studies, and poor collaboration between dental and general health care sectors serving addicts. These interfere with an accurate picture of the situation. Moreover, lack of appropriate policies to improve access to dental services, lack of comprehensive knowledge of and interest among dental professionals in treating addicts, and low demand for non-emergency dental care affect provision of effective interventions. Management of drug addiction as a multi-organ disease requires a multidisciplinary approach. Health care programs usually lack oral health care elements. Published evidence on oral complications related to addiction emphasizes that regardless of these barriers, oral health care at various levels including education, prevention, and treatment should be integrated into general care services for addicts.

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Illicit drugsOral diseasesOral heathSubstance-related disorders

Identifiers

PMID26060654
PMCPMC4453891
OpenAlexW2129796001

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