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ReviewBritish dental journal2019

Dentistry and Parkinson's disease: learnings from two case reports.

Shazia Kaka, Helen Lane, Emily Sherwin

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Review in British dental journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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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

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Prostheses in Parkinson's disease.British dental journal · 2019
    Article
  4. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Shazia KakaGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Special Care Dentistry, Great Maze Pond, London, UK. shazia_k17@hotmail.com.
Helen LaneGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Special Care Dentistry, Great Maze Pond, London, UK.
Emily SherwinGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Special Care Dentistry, Great Maze Pond, London, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease is one of the most common conditions affecting the older generation. It is a progressive neurological condition presenting with motor, non-motor and behavioural symptoms that may impact upon oral health. Protecting and maintaining oral health for these individuals is paramount to their comfort, function and quality of life. To do so requires an individualised care plan considering the current stage and progression of their condition, access to care, ability to safely tolerate treatment and oral prostheses, their supporting network, and their own wishes. This paper reviews the current literature on Parkinson's disease and discusses two case reports of patients at differing stages of the condition. It emphasises the importance of a multidisciplinary approach, reasonable adjustments and the use of various techniques and skills within a dentist's armamentarium.

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Parkinson DiseaseDentistryDisease ProgressionHumansQuality of Life

Identifiers

PMID31300777

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