This review of the effect of removable partial dentures (RPDs) on quality of life included 16 studies mainly retrospective and cross-sectional providing limited evidence of any association association between patient-reported QoL or satisfaction with technical or biological parameters of RPDs.
[read the full story...] Shortened dental arch: impact on oral health-related quality of life
This review of the impact on oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) linked with maintaining or restoring a shortened dental arch found limited evidence from 3 studies suggesting a benefit for OHRQoL with maintaining rather than restoring a the SDA with a removable partial dental prosthesis.
[read the full story...]CBT may help reduce anxiety and depression in people with diabetes, but standardised approach needed
Ben Perry explores the findings of a recent systematic review looking at the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy on glycaemic control and psychological outcomes in adults with diabetes.
[read the full story...]Burning mouth syndrome: insufficient evidence for effectiveness of current treatments
This update of a 2005 Cochrane review identified 23 RCTs but a limited number at low risk of bias so there is insufficient evidence to support or refute the use of any interventions in managing burning mouth syndrome.
[read the full story...]Oral health-related quality of life improved in children following dental treatment under general anaesthesia.
20 studies were identified for this review of oral health related quality of life in children following general anaesthetic (GA). While a majority demonstrated an improvement following GA most are based on convenience samples and are of limited quality so more high quality research is needed.
[read the full story...]Reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their family carers: REMCARE trial
Elizabeth Collier writes her debut blog on the REMCARE randomised controlled trial of reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their family carers.
[read the full story...]Schizophrenia, antipsychotics and quality of life: measuring the important things
Samei Huda mulls over a recent RCT on the effects of older and newer antipsychotics on quality of life in schizophrenia. The study finds a different result to the 10-year old CUTLASS trial; namely that second generation antipsychotics may be superior to first generation antipsychotics in terms of improving quality of life for people with schizophrenia.
[read the full story...]Adding antidepressants to antipsychotics in schizophrenia: do they work, for what, and are they safe?
Alex Langford explores the emerging findings from a recent meta-analysis looking at the efficacy and safety of antidepressants added to antipsychotics for people with schizophrenia and schizophrenia-like psychosis.
[read the full story...]ITI-007 for schizophrenia
Murtada Alsaif summarises a recent 4-week long phase II randomised controlled trial of ITI-007 for the treatment of schizophrenia, which contains some positive results for this novel intervention.
[read the full story...]Telehealth for depression: large pragmatic RCT of complex intervention
Emily Stapley presents the findings of a trial which looks at the effectiveness of an integrated telehealth service for patients with depression.
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