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ReviewBritish dental journal2017

Evidence summary: The relationship between oral diseases and diabetes.

F D'Aiuto, D Gable, Z Syed, Y Allen, K L Wanyonyi, S White, J E Gallagher

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Review in British dental journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
49citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
8.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 121 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

F D'AiutoProfessor in Periodontology, Head of Periodontology, Eastman Dental Institute, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD.
D GableConsultant, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Diabetes and Endocrinology, 1st Floor Mint Wing, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, Paddington, W2 1NY.
Z SyedSpecialist trainee in Oral Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9LU.
Y AllenClinical Fellow in leadership, Health Education England, Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5DN.
K L Wanyonyi(Formerly Research Associate, King's College London Dental Institute, Population and Patient Health) Senior Lecturer in Dental Public Health, University of Portsmouth Dental Academy, William Beatty Building, Hampshire Terrace, Portsmouth, PO1 2QG.
S WhiteDirector of Dental Public Health, Population Health &Care Division, Health and Wellbeing Directorate, Public Health England, Skipton House, 80 London Road, London, SE1 6LH.
J E GallagherNewland Pedley Professor of Oral Health Strategy, Head of Population and Patient Health, Honorary Consultant in Dental Public Health, King's College London Dental Institute, Denmark Hill Campus, Bessemer Road, London, SE5 9RS.
Gray's InnHealth Education England · GBLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · GBPublic Health England · GBSt. Mary’s Hospital · ZAUniversity of Portsmouth · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction This paper is the third of four rapid reviews undertaken to explore the relationships between oral health and general medical conditions in order to support teams within Public Health England, health practitioners and policymakers.Aims This review aimed to explore the nature of the association between poor oral health and diabetes when found in the same individuals or populations, having reviewed the most contemporary evidence in the field.Methods The reviews were undertaken by four groups each comprising consultant clinicians from medicine and dentistry, trainees, public health and academics. The methodology involved a streamlined rapid review process and synthesis of the findings.Results The results identified a number of systematic reviews of low to high quality suggesting that diabetes is associated with periodontal disease, tooth loss, and oral cancer in particular, and that the management of oral diseases, most notably periodontal care, has a short-term beneficial influence on metabolic outcomes related to diabetes; however, there is no evidence that this is sustained over the long-term and reduces the prevalence of the long-term complications.Conclusion Current evidence, of mixed quality, suggests a number of associations between oral diseases and diabetes mellitus (diabetes). Further high quality research is required in this field.

Indexed as

Dental CariesDiabetes ComplicationsHumansMouth DiseasesMouth NeoplasmsPeriodontitisRisk FactorsTooth Loss

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PMID28642531
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