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The impact of COVID-19 on individual oral health: a scoping review
BACKGROUND: Poor oral health due to dental caries is one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases worldwide. It has a significant impact on individuals across the lifespan and is a leading cause of preventable hospitalizations. The impacts of COVID-19 on oral health at the practice level are...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9502893/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36138456 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-022-02463-0 |
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author | Dickson-Swift, Virginia Kangutkar, Tejashree Knevel, Ron Down, Sarah |
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description | BACKGROUND: Poor oral health due to dental caries is one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases worldwide. It has a significant impact on individuals across the lifespan and is a leading cause of preventable hospitalizations. The impacts of COVID-19 on oral health at the practice level are well documented, but gaps in understanding the impact on individual oral health remain. This review addresses this gap. METHODS: Using a JBI scoping review process we mapped and summarized the evidence to identify the impact of COVID-19 on individual oral health. Key search terms were developed, and searches were undertaken by an experienced research librarian. RESULTS: The 85 included studies were conducted in 23 countries from 5 regions across the world classified using the United Nations Geoscheme system. The majority (82/85) were quantitative, 2 were reviews and there was one qualitative interview study. Cross-sectional surveys were the most common data collection approach followed by an analysis of clinical data, analysis of internet trends and other online methods. Five key areas were identified including changes to the provision of emergency dental services, provision of routine oral health services, oral hygiene maintenance at home, changes in dietary preferences, alternative models of dental provision and help-seeking and attitudes towards dental care in the future. CONCLUSIONS: This scoping review has demonstrated that the pandemic has impacted on oral health at the individual level. It is important that we are aware of these impacts and ensure that support systems are in place to overcome future periods where access to dental care might be compromised. The provision of preventive care remains a vital first step in ensuring good overall oral health as is paramount during periods where access to dental treatment might be limited. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12903-022-02463-0. |
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spelling | pubmed-95028932022-09-24 The impact of COVID-19 on individual oral health: a scoping review Dickson-Swift, Virginia Kangutkar, Tejashree Knevel, Ron Down, Sarah BMC Oral Health Research BACKGROUND: Poor oral health due to dental caries is one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases worldwide. It has a significant impact on individuals across the lifespan and is a leading cause of preventable hospitalizations. The impacts of COVID-19 on oral health at the practice level are well documented, but gaps in understanding the impact on individual oral health remain. This review addresses this gap. METHODS: Using a JBI scoping review process we mapped and summarized the evidence to identify the impact of COVID-19 on individual oral health. Key search terms were developed, and searches were undertaken by an experienced research librarian. RESULTS: The 85 included studies were conducted in 23 countries from 5 regions across the world classified using the United Nations Geoscheme system. The majority (82/85) were quantitative, 2 were reviews and there was one qualitative interview study. Cross-sectional surveys were the most common data collection approach followed by an analysis of clinical data, analysis of internet trends and other online methods. Five key areas were identified including changes to the provision of emergency dental services, provision of routine oral health services, oral hygiene maintenance at home, changes in dietary preferences, alternative models of dental provision and help-seeking and attitudes towards dental care in the future. CONCLUSIONS: This scoping review has demonstrated that the pandemic has impacted on oral health at the individual level. It is important that we are aware of these impacts and ensure that support systems are in place to overcome future periods where access to dental care might be compromised. The provision of preventive care remains a vital first step in ensuring good overall oral health as is paramount during periods where access to dental treatment might be limited. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12903-022-02463-0. BioMed Central 2022-09-22 /pmc/articles/PMC9502893/ /pubmed/36138456 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-022-02463-0 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Research Dickson-Swift, Virginia Kangutkar, Tejashree Knevel, Ron Down, Sarah The impact of COVID-19 on individual oral health: a scoping review |
title | The impact of COVID-19 on individual oral health: a scoping review |
title_full | The impact of COVID-19 on individual oral health: a scoping review |
title_fullStr | The impact of COVID-19 on individual oral health: a scoping review |
title_full_unstemmed | The impact of COVID-19 on individual oral health: a scoping review |
title_short | The impact of COVID-19 on individual oral health: a scoping review |
title_sort | impact of covid-19 on individual oral health: a scoping review |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9502893/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36138456 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-022-02463-0 |
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