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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Oral Health Promotion under the 8020 Campaign in Japan-A Systematic Review.

Sachiko Takehara, Raksanan Karawekpanyawong, Hikaru Okubo, Tin Zar Tun, Aulia Ramadhani, Fania Chairunisa, Azusa Tanaka, F A Clive Wright, Hiroshi Ogawa

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Sachiko TakeharaDivision of Preventive Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Science, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata City 951-8514, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3039-7104
Raksanan KarawekpanyawongDivision of Preventive Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Science, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata City 951-8514, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7540-5497
Hikaru OkuboDivision of Preventive Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Science, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata City 951-8514, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7852-9578
Tin Zar TunDivision of Preventive Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Science, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata City 951-8514, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3429-8047
Aulia RamadhaniDivision of Preventive Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Science, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata City 951-8514, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6400-6741
Fania ChairunisaDivision of Preventive Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Science, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata City 951-8514, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6938-460X
Azusa TanakaDivision of Preventive Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Science, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata City 951-8514, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1463-7830
F A Clive WrightCentre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5467-9982
Hiroshi OgawaDivision of Preventive Dentistry, Department of Oral Health Science, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata City 951-8514, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1070-2172

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: The aim of this study is to review the benefits of the 8020 Campaign since its inception. (2) Methods: We followed the PRISMA guideline and collected information regarding the 8020 Campaign through online database searches. (3) Results: Twenty-five studies met the inclusion criteria and were eligible for analysis. The main outcomes of the 25 included studies were reviewed. The quality evaluation demonstrated a range of studies showing a credible relationship between masticatory function, number of teeth, salivary secretion, frequent dental check-ups, and general health concerns. Due to the risk of bias, publication bias, and indirectness, 22 studies were considered that only had "fair" quality. (4) Conclusions: The 8020 Foundation funded several of the studies, and other research papers noted the 8020 Campaign in their papers, however there were no clear explanations for any direct relationship between their findings and the 8020 Campaign. As a result, evidence for the direct effectiveness and benefits assessment of the 8020 Campaign positive outcomes were compromised by confounding social and economic variables over the 30-year period. To fully elucidate how improvement in Japan's oral health was directly related to the 8020 Campaign, a more informed and systematic explanation of the campaign's structure and activities is required.

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Health PromotionOral HealthJapan8020health policyJapanoral healththe 8020 Campaigntooth loss

Identifiers

PMID36767250
PMCPMC9915309

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