A systematic review investigating patient knowledge and awareness on the association between oral health and their systemic condition.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of the oral-systemic relationship has accounted for potentially preventable chronic conditions and morbidity worldwide. Health literacy is a large contributing factor. This systematic review investigates the knowledge and awareness of patients with major systemic conditions, regarding the oral associations to their condition.

Methods

Electronic databases including Medline (Ovid), CINAHL, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Informit Health Databases and Scopus were searched. All articles from 2011 to 2020, investigating knowledge of the oral-systemic link, of adult patients with the following major system conditions were searched: diabetes mellitus (DM), respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease (CVD), pregnancy and bone disease. Two independent

SUBMITTER: Akl S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8590282 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature