Caries and dental and oral hygiene profile of drug (narcotics and dangerous drugs) users at drug rehabilitation centers

Oral health‐care needs among clients receiving alcohol and other drugs treatment—A scoping review

“…In the first focus area, 23 studies were identified that included 3611 participants with a mean age ranging from 27.9 to 44 years [ 19 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 ]. The studies were conducted in Australia ( n = 2), Brazil ( n = 3), India ( n = 2), Indonesia ( n = 1), Iran ( n = 1), Ireland ( n = 2), Italy ( n = 2), Lithuania ( n = 1), Norway ( n = 1), Portugal ( n = 1), Serbia ( n = 1), South Africa ( n = 1), United Kingdom ( n = 1) and the United States ( n = 4).…”

“…The studies were conducted in Australia ( n = 2), Brazil ( n = 3), India ( n = 2), Indonesia ( n = 1), Iran ( n = 1), Ireland ( n = 2), Italy ( n = 2), Lithuania ( n = 1), Norway ( n = 1), Portugal ( n = 1), Serbia ( n = 1), South Africa ( n = 1), United Kingdom ( n = 1) and the United States ( n = 4). About half of the studies were of cross‐sectional design ( n = 14) [ 32 , 33 , 35 , 36 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 43 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 50 , 51 , 52 ]; few studies used a qualitative design ( n = 3) [ 19 , 38 , 53 ]; and the designs of remaining six studies were cohort ( n = 3) [ 42 , 44 , 45 ], case–control ( n = 1) [ 34 ], prospective longitudinal ( n = 1) [ 49 ] and pre‐post quasi‐experimental ( n = 1) [ 37 ]. In the second focus area, the guidelines identified were developed for application in Australia ( n = 2), Canada ( n = 2), Ireland ( n = 1), United Kingdom ( n = 1) and the United States ( n = 1).…”

“…None of the papers reported on oral health knowledge, attitudes or practices of AOD clinicians. Of the 23 studies [ 19 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 ], 5 reported on their oral health knowledge [ 19 , 38 , 40 , 46 , 53 ]; 5 explored their oral health attitudes [ 19 , 35 , 40 , 46 , 53 ] and all reported on oral health practices [ 19 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 ...…”

“…A study in Australia found that none of the participants received oral health advice from their drug treatment service [ 38 ], whereas about one‐third (36%) of participants in a Brazilian study received counselling regarding the risk of drug use causing dental treatment needs [ 40 ]. In Indonesia, 60% of clients at one rehabilitation centre were reported to receive dental health education, although it was unclear whether this education was given at the rehabilitation centre or elsewhere [ 46 ].…”

“…Nonetheless, it appeared that many participants attempted to avoid professional dental care by self‐managing oral symptoms. In the Indonesian study, more than half the participants preferred to self‐treat a toothache (40%) or leave it alone (17%) instead of accessing a medical health‐care provider or dentist (26%) [ 46 ]. In the study by Robinson et al [ 19 ] in the United Kingdom, participants highlighted that low self‐esteem and lifestyle adversely affected their prioritisation of oral health.…”