Instituto de Medicina Social, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2010 Jul;26(7):1457-63. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2010000700025.
The aims of this study were to detect whether recommendations concerning oral hygiene practices for children among Brazilian health agencies are consistent and to verify whether possible inconsistencies in these recommendations might be associated with an apparent gap in the scientific evidence. Fifty-four Brazilian health agencies were contacted by mail or electronic mail and were asked to send any material containing recommendations on oral hygiene practices aimed at children. A search was subsequently carried out on the Cochrane Oral Health Review Group and PubMed-Clinical Queries websites in order to assess the scientific evidence available on this subject. Forty (74%) agencies answered and 21 materials containing oral hygiene recommendations were obtained. Eleven pertinent systematic reviews were identified. This preliminary study detected some conflicting and not evidence-based oral hygiene messages, which emphasizes the need to carry out and disseminate systematic reviews on these controversial issues in order to bridge the gap between knowledge and practice.
本研究旨在检测巴西卫生机构对儿童口腔卫生实践的建议是否一致，并验证这些建议中的不一致是否可能与科学证据的明显差距有关。通过邮件或电子邮件联系了 54 家巴西卫生机构，并要求他们发送任何针对儿童口腔卫生实践的建议材料。随后在 Cochrane Oral Health Review Group 和 PubMed-Clinical Queries 网站上进行了搜索，以评估该主题的现有科学证据。有 40 家（74%）机构做出了回应，并获得了 21 份含有口腔卫生建议的材料。确定了 11 项相关的系统评价。这项初步研究发现了一些相互矛盾且缺乏循证依据的口腔卫生信息，这强调了需要对这些有争议的问题进行系统评价并加以传播，以缩小知识与实践之间的差距。
