Oral health education strategies for patients living with cardiovascular disease within hospital settings: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify and describe the impact of current oral health education programmes provided to patients in cardiology hospital wards and outpatient clinics.

Methods

This review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis for Scoping Reviews statement. Searches were conducted using electronic databases: Cochrane, Medline, and Scopus, as well as grey literature searching.

Results

Three eligible studies were identified. All included studies reported generalised poor oral health in their participants at baseline, with significant improvement at follow-up. They all reported significant reductions in plaque deposits and gingival bleeding. One study reported significantly less bacteria on participant tongues,

SUBMITTER: Church LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11220159 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature