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ArticleBMC oral health2022

The impact of COVID-19 on individual oral health: a scoping review.

Virginia Dickson-Swift, Tejashree Kangutkar, Ron Knevel, Sarah Down

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readScoping Review
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In one paragraph

Article in BMC oral health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06435390 (The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Oral Hygiene Status of Children With High Caries Risk and Their Parents), which is not on this map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

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.

NCT06435390 completednot on this map

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Oral Hygiene Status of Children With High Caries Risk and Their Parents

TypeobservationalSponsorGazi UniversityRan2019 to 2022Enrolled155ConditionsCOVID-19 Pandemic
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 64 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Virginia Dickson-SwiftViolet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research, Oral Public Health Research Group, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, P.O. Box 199, Bendigo, VIC, 3552, Australia. v.dickson-swift@latrobe.edu.au.
Tejashree KangutkarViolet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research, Oral Public Health Research Group, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, P.O. Box 199, Bendigo, VIC, 3552, Australia.
Ron KnevelViolet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research, Oral Public Health Research Group, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, P.O. Box 199, Bendigo, VIC, 3552, Australia.
Sarah DownViolet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research, Oral Public Health Research Group, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, P.O. Box 199, Bendigo, VIC, 3552, Australia.
La Trobe University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPoor oral health due to dental caries is one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases worldwide. It has a significant impact on individuals across the lifespan and is a leading cause of preventable hospitalizations. The impacts of COVID-19 on oral health at the practice level are well documented, but gaps in understanding the impact on individual oral health remain. This review addresses this gap.

methodsUsing a JBI scoping review process we mapped and summarized the evidence to identify the impact of COVID-19 on individual oral health. Key search terms were developed, and searches were undertaken by an experienced research librarian.

resultsThe 85 included studies were conducted in 23 countries from 5 regions across the world classified using the United Nations Geoscheme system. The majority (82/85) were quantitative, 2 were reviews and there was one qualitative interview study. Cross-sectional surveys were the most common data collection approach followed by an analysis of clinical data, analysis of internet trends and other online methods. Five key areas were identified including changes to the provision of emergency dental services, provision of routine oral health services, oral hygiene maintenance at home, changes in dietary preferences, alternative models of dental provision and help-seeking and attitudes towards dental care in the future.

conclusionsThis scoping review has demonstrated that the pandemic has impacted on oral health at the individual level. It is important that we are aware of these impacts and ensure that support systems are in place to overcome future periods where access to dental care might be compromised. The provision of preventive care remains a vital first step in ensuring good overall oral health as is paramount during periods where access to dental treatment might be limited.

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COVID-19Dental CariesOral HealthOral HygieneCross-Sectional StudiesHumansCOVID-19Dental healthDental servicesOral healthOral health care

Identifiers

PMID36138456
PMCPMC9502893
OpenAlexW4296806572

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