TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of dental visiting patterns on oral health
T2 - A systematic review of longitudinal studies
AU - Mohd Khairuddin, Aina Najwa
AU - Bogale, Birke
AU - Kang, Jing
AU - Gallagher, Jennifer E
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge King’s Library Services Team for their support in search strategy development.
Funding Information:
ANMK receives funding from the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia and Universiti Malaya for her MPhil/PhD in Dental and Health Sciences Research at King’s College London. BB is funded by the King’s College London ‘Africa International PGR Scholarships’ for a similar course. JEG is employed on a salaried basis by King’s College London and JK is similarly employed by Leeds University. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/3/6
Y1 - 2024/3/6
N2 - AIM: To systematically review longitudinal studies investigating the impact of dental visiting patterns on oral health across the life course.METHODS: Five databases (MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL) were searched up to March 2023. Results were screened based on eligibility criteria in a two-stage process: title and abstract, and full-text review. A backward search of reference lists and a forward search of citations of the included papers was also conducted. The quality of the included papers was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Key study information was extracted and a narrative synthesis of the findings was performed.RESULTS: Eleven papers from five longitudinal studies in five countries (Australia, Brazil, China, New Zealand, Sweden) met the inclusion criteria. Studies of moderate to high quality consistently reported that regular dental attendance was associated with having less dental caries experience, fewer missing teeth and better oral health-related quality of life. Inconsistent findings were observed for decayed teeth, and no association was found for periodontal condition.CONCLUSIONS: This review highlights an association between regular dental visiting pattern and improved oral health, notably less dental caries experience and better oral health-related quality of life. Dental attendance emerges as an important predictor of oral health across the life course, underscoring the importance of routine dental care.REGISTRATION INFORMATION: The PROSPERO registration number is CRD42023396380.
AB - AIM: To systematically review longitudinal studies investigating the impact of dental visiting patterns on oral health across the life course.METHODS: Five databases (MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL) were searched up to March 2023. Results were screened based on eligibility criteria in a two-stage process: title and abstract, and full-text review. A backward search of reference lists and a forward search of citations of the included papers was also conducted. The quality of the included papers was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Key study information was extracted and a narrative synthesis of the findings was performed.RESULTS: Eleven papers from five longitudinal studies in five countries (Australia, Brazil, China, New Zealand, Sweden) met the inclusion criteria. Studies of moderate to high quality consistently reported that regular dental attendance was associated with having less dental caries experience, fewer missing teeth and better oral health-related quality of life. Inconsistent findings were observed for decayed teeth, and no association was found for periodontal condition.CONCLUSIONS: This review highlights an association between regular dental visiting pattern and improved oral health, notably less dental caries experience and better oral health-related quality of life. Dental attendance emerges as an important predictor of oral health across the life course, underscoring the importance of routine dental care.REGISTRATION INFORMATION: The PROSPERO registration number is CRD42023396380.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41405-024-00195-7
DO - 10.1038/s41405-024-00195-7
M3 - Review article
C2 - 38448428
SN - 2056-807X
VL - 10
SP - 18
JO - BDJ Open
JF - BDJ Open
IS - 1
M1 - 18
ER -