Every bite counts to achieve oral health: a scoping review on diet and oral health preventive practices.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the landscape of preventive strategies and interventions directed to achieve oral health equity, with particular emphasis on the interplay between dental caries prevention, individual behaviors, and population-level strategies across various demographic and geographic regions.

Methods

This scoping review was guided by Peters et al.'s framework, which incorporates four key concepts aimed at reducing caries: education for individuals and healthcare providers, behavioral modifications, addressing broader social determinants of health, and extending oral health education programs beyond traditional dental settings. A systematic search was conducted across five databases, from 2011 to 2022.

Results

This review identified 107 studies highlighting three

SUBMITTER: Chamut S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11613938 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature