Oral health in systemic sclerosis: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited research on oral health in systematic sclerosis poses a significant challenge for people with systematic sclerosis and health care professionals. We conducted a scoping review to map existing research on oral health-related quality of life in systematic sclerosis across domains including (1) oral manifestations or symptoms, (2) functional consequences, (3) psychosocial aspects, (4) associated patient factors and (5) self-care and management considerations.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS and CINAHL databases to 10 March 2023 for studies on oral health in people with systematic sclerosis. Study data were mapped into pre-specified domains of oral health-related quality of life, subtopics and types of research and reported in tabular form.

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SUBMITTER: Gagarine M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11561949 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature