Improving oral health in people with severe mental illness (SMI): A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Those with severe mental illness (SMI) are at greater risk of having poor oral health, which can have an impact on daily activities such as eating, socialising and working. There is currently a lack of evidence to suggest which oral health interventions are effective for improving oral health outcomes for people with SMI.

Aims

This systematic review aims to examine the effectiveness of oral health interventions in improving oral health outcomes for those with SMI.

Methods

The review protocol was registered with PROSPERO (ID CRD42020187663). Medline, EMBASE, PsycINFO, AMED, HMIC, CINAHL, Scopus and the Cochrane Library were searched for studies, along with conference proceedings and grey literature sources. Titles and abstracts were dual screened by two revi

SUBMITTER: Macnamara A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8635332 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature