Same question across reviews · CL0069
aetiology :: Unclassified intervention -> Other outcome
ProposalThis cluster groups questions by review type, intervention category and outcome domain. It is a proposal pending human validation, so questions in it may differ in population, comparator or timing.
Reviews
37
Questions
239
current versions
GRADE rated
65
Review overlap (CCA)
0.000
over all included studies of these reviews, not this question only
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Dental caries (presence or experience) vs Adolescents without dental caries Negative oral-health impact on daily performance measured by Child-OIDP · Adolescents aged 10 to 19 years · Cross-sectional (concurrent exposure and outcome); oral impacts recalled over the prior 6 months, Instrument subgroup: Child-OIDP Impact of dental caries on the quality of life of adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) | PR 1.66 [1.19, 2.31] | 6 studies | Ungraded |
E-cigarette use (ENDS / vaping) vs Non-smokers Interleukin-8 (IL-8) · Humans who use e-cigarettes (mostly adults, often with periodontal disease) assessed for oral proinflammatory markers · Cross-sectional (single time point) for most; a few 6-month prospective, Overall (saliva + GCF) The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | Cohen's d -0.43 [-1.02, 0.14] | 6 studies | Ungraded |
Veillonella spp. abundance Future caries · Children without a previous history of caries A systematic review of Streptococcus Mutans and Veillonellae species interactions in dental caries… (2025) | Among children without a previous history of caries, Veillonella spp., but not S. mutans or other acid-producing species, predicted future caries. | 1 study · NA (subgroup without prior caries history; n not reported) participants | Ungraded |
Electronic cigarette use vs Non-smokers TNF-α level · People who use electronic cigarettes · Saliva The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | Cohen's d 0.23 [-0.62, 1.09] | 5 studies | Ungraded |
E-cigarette use (ENDS / vaping) vs Non-smokers Interleukin-6 (IL-6) · Humans who use e-cigarettes (mostly adults, often with periodontal disease) assessed for oral proinflammatory markers · Cross-sectional (single time point) for most; a few 6-month prospective, Overall (saliva + GCF) The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | Cohen's d 0.83 [-0.16, 1.79] | 6 studies | Ungraded |
Children with dental caries vs Children without dental caries (caries-free) Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) · Children and adolescents (0-18 years; most included reviews focused on <6 years) Association Between Iron Deficiency Anemia and Dental Caries in Children: A Systematic Umbrella Meta-Analysis. (2025) | MD -1.96 [-4.02, 0.10] | 3 studies | Very low |
Electronic cigarette use vs Non-smokers IL-6 level · People who use electronic cigarettes · GCF The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | Cohen's d 1.43 [0.76, 2.10] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Electronic cigarette use vs Non-smokers TNF-α level · People who use electronic cigarettes · GCF The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | Cohen's d 2.19 [1.53, 2.84] | 2 studies | Ungraded |
E-cigarette use (ENDS / vaping) vs Non-smokers Dry mouth (xerostomia) · Humans who use e-cigarettes (adolescents to adults) assessed for dental caries · Cross-sectional to 12 months The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | Narrative synthesis. E-cigarette users reported dry mouth more frequently than non-smokers: Chaffee 2021 dry mouth 12% (OR 1.4); Alhajj 2022 dry mouth 33.3% in e-cigarette users vs 23.4% in controls. Not pooled. | 2 studies | Ungraded |
Electronic cigarette use vs Non-smokers IL-6 level · People who use electronic cigarettes · Saliva The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | Cohen's d 0.78 [-0.56, 1.98] | 5 studies | Ungraded |
Dental caries (presence or experience) vs Adolescents without dental caries Negative oral-health impact on daily performance measured by OIDP · Adolescents aged 10 to 19 years · Cross-sectional (concurrent exposure and outcome); oral impacts recalled over the prior 6 months, Instrument subgroup: OIDP (all 3 studies) Impact of dental caries on the quality of life of adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) | PR 1.68 [0.89, 3.17] | 3 studies | Ungraded |
Electronic cigarette use vs Non-smokers TNF-α level · People who use electronic cigarettes · Overall The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | Cohen's d 0.66 [-0.16, 1.43] | 7 studies | Ungraded |
Dental caries (presence or experience) vs Adolescents without dental caries Negative oral-health impact on daily performance measured by OIDP · Adolescents aged 10 to 19 years · Cross-sectional (concurrent exposure and outcome); oral impacts recalled over the prior 6 months, Instrument subgroup: OIDP, sensitivity analysis excluding Krisdapong et al. Impact of dental caries on the quality of life of adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) | PR 1.21 [1.15, 1.28] | 2 studies | Ungraded |
Electronic cigarette use vs Non-smokers IL-1β level · People who use electronic cigarettes · Saliva The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | Cohen's d 0.87 [-0.33, 2.08] | 9 studies | Ungraded |
Orofacial cleft (cleft lip and/or palate) as exposure vs Healthy controls without cleft Clinical Attachment Level (CAL) · Individuals assessed for periodontal health (mainly children and adolescents, age >2 years) Oral health in patients with cleft lip and palate: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of… (2025) | The loss of clinical attachment level (CAL) is greater in patients with cleft lip and palate than in healthy controls (p < 0.00001) | NR | Ungraded |
Dental caries (presence or experience) vs Adolescents without dental caries Negative oral-health impact on daily performance (OIDP or Child-OIDP) · Adolescents aged 10 to 19 years · Cross-sectional (concurrent exposure and outcome); oral impacts recalled over the prior 6 months, Overall (all meta-analyzed studies pooled; both instruments and both caries definitions) Impact of dental caries on the quality of life of adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) | PR 1.52 [1.15, 2.01] | 9 studies | Ungraded |
Electronic cigarette use vs Non-smokers IL-6 level · People who use electronic cigarettes · Overall The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | Cohen's d 0.83 [-0.16, 1.79] | 6 studies | Ungraded |
E-cigarette use (ENDS / vaping) vs Non-smokers Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) · Humans who use e-cigarettes (mostly adults, often with periodontal disease) assessed for oral proinflammatory markers · Cross-sectional (single time point) for most; a few 6-month prospective, Overall (saliva + GCF) The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | Cohen's d 0.66 [-0.16, 1.43] | 7 studies | Ungraded |
Early childhood caries vs Caries-free controls Veillonella spp. relative abundance · Young children with early childhood caries and caries-free controls A systematic review of Streptococcus Mutans and Veillonellae species interactions in dental caries… (2025) | Mean relative abundance (%) ECC 3.29 (SD 6.83) vs caries-free 2.13 (SD 2.30) | 1 study · 87 participants | Ungraded |
E-cigarette use (ENDS / vaping) vs Non-smokers Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) · Humans who use e-cigarettes (mostly adults, often with periodontal disease) assessed for oral proinflammatory markers · Cross-sectional (single time point) for most; a few 6-month prospective, Overall (saliva + GCF) The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | Cohen's d 0.98 [-0.03, 1.99] | 11 studies | Ungraded |
Orofacial cleft (cleft lip and/or palate) as exposure vs Healthy controls without cleft Oral microbiota composition · Individuals assessed for oral microbiota (mainly children and adolescents) Oral health in patients with cleft lip and palate: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of… (2025) | no estimate extracted | 8 studies | Ungraded |
Children with dental caries vs Children without dental caries (caries-free) Serum ferritin level · Children and adolescents (0-18 years; most included reviews focused on <6 years) Association Between Iron Deficiency Anemia and Dental Caries in Children: A Systematic Umbrella Meta-Analysis. (2025) | MD -3.96 [-8.48, 0.57] | 4 studies | Very low |
Electronic cigarette use vs Non-smokers IL-8 level · People who use electronic cigarettes · GCF The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | no estimate extracted | 1 study | Ungraded |
Lacunar stroke (cases) vs Without lacunar stroke (controls) Clinical attachment level (CAL) · Adults The contribution of oral infectious diseases in lacunar stroke based on meta-analysis and Mendelian… (2025) | MD 1.34 [0.63, 2.05] | 4 studies | Ungraded |
Orofacial cleft (cleft lip and/or palate) as exposure vs Healthy controls without cleft Probing Pocket Depth (PPD) · Individuals assessed for periodontal health (mainly children and adolescents, age >2 years) Oral health in patients with cleft lip and palate: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of… (2025) | MD 0.88 [0.82, 0.95] | 3 studies · 340 participants | Low |
Severe early childhood caries vs Caries-free controls Veillonella spp. relative abundance · Children under 6 years with severe early childhood caries and caries-free controls A systematic review of Streptococcus Mutans and Veillonellae species interactions in dental caries… (2025) | Mean relative abundance (%) caries 5.25 (SD 6.65) vs control 15.22 (SD 9.48); P=0.033 | 1 study · 9 (caries only; control not reported in Table 3) participants | Ungraded |
Electronic cigarette use vs Non-smokers IL-1β level · People who use electronic cigarettes · Overall The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | Cohen's d 0.98 [-0.03, 1.99] | 11 studies | Ungraded |
Electronic cigarette use vs Non-smokers IL-8 level · People who use electronic cigarettes · Saliva The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | Cohen's d -0.32 [-0.99, 0.35] | 5 studies | Ungraded |
Children with dental caries vs Children without dental caries (caries-free) Haemoglobin level · Children and adolescents (0-18 years; most included reviews focused on <6 years) Association Between Iron Deficiency Anemia and Dental Caries in Children: A Systematic Umbrella Meta-Analysis. (2025) | MD -2.20 [-4.59, 0.19] | 3 studies | Very low |
Dental caries (ECC/severe ECC) as exposure/grouping vs Caries-free controls Relative abundance of Veillonella spp. · Individuals assessed for dental caries, predominantly children with early childhood caries (ECC) or severe ECC (age… A systematic review of Streptococcus Mutans and Veillonellae species interactions in dental caries… (2025) | No meta-analysis was performed (too few studies). Across 7 studies the direction was inconsistent: Veillonella spp. relative abundance was higher in caries than in caries-free subjects in some studies (Setiawan 2020:… | 3 studies · 146 participants | Ungraded |
Electronic cigarette use vs Non-smokers IL-1β level · People who use electronic cigarettes · GCF The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | Cohen's d 1.58 [-0.79, 3.94] | 2 studies | Ungraded |
Dental caries vs Without dental caries Lacunar stroke · Adults The contribution of oral infectious diseases in lacunar stroke based on meta-analysis and Mendelian… (2025) | No studies addressing the association between dental caries and LS were identified. | 0 studies | No studies |
Anorexia nervosa (as exposure; diagnosed by DSM-III/III-R/IV/V) vs Healthy individuals without anorexia nervosa (age- and sex-matched controls) Dental erosion · Patients with anorexia nervosa aged >=12 years (mean age ~18.4; entirely female in reported data), general… The influence of anorexia nervosa on oral health and related parameters potentially relevant to orthodontic… (2025) | Significant prevalence of dental erosion in anorexic patients vs controls, though BEWE scores indicated low erosive-wear risk (Mascitti BEWE 5.2+/-4.5; Paszynska 16.2% at BEWE 3-8); not meta-analyzed | 2 studies · 270 participants | Ungraded |
Electronic cigarette use vs Non-smokers IL-8 level · People who use electronic cigarettes · Overall The effects of electronic smoking on dental caries and proinflammatory markers: a systematic review and… (2025) | Cohen's d -0.43 [-1.02, 0.14] | 6 studies | Ungraded |
Experience of dental caries (caries history, e.g. DMFT) vs Adolescents without dental caries Negative oral-health impact on daily performance (OIDP or Child-OIDP) · Adolescents aged 10 to 19 years · Cross-sectional (concurrent exposure and outcome); oral impacts recalled over the prior 6 months, Caries-definition subgroup: experience of dental caries Impact of dental caries on the quality of life of adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) | PR 1.72 [1.23, 2.43] | 6 studies | Ungraded |
Severe early childhood caries vs Caries-free controls Veillonella dispar relative abundance · Children under 6 years with severe early childhood caries and caries-free controls A systematic review of Streptococcus Mutans and Veillonellae species interactions in dental caries… (2025) | Median relative abundance (%) caries 3.0 (range 0.33-19.0) vs control 2.2 (0.15-9.4) | 1 study · 50 participants | Ungraded |
Presence of dental caries vs Adolescents without dental caries Negative oral-health impact on daily performance (OIDP or Child-OIDP) · Adolescents aged 10 to 19 years · Cross-sectional (concurrent exposure and outcome); oral impacts recalled over the prior 6 months, Caries-definition subgroup: presence of dental caries Impact of dental caries on the quality of life of adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) | PR 1.19 [0.77, 1.84] | 3 studies | Ungraded |
Slum / urban-disadvantaged setting vs Non-slum urban / general-urban / national population Ever utilised dental services · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs · Lifetime (ever), Slum vs non-slum; urban vs rural; by sex Systematic review of oral health in slums and non-slum urban settings of Low and Middle-Income Countries… (2024) | The 'ever utilised' rate ranged from 17% to 71% across studies (e.g., Osuh 17% slum vs 24% non-slum; Habib 14.6%; Hewlett 34%; Morgan 70.6%; Olusile 26%; Masalu 50% urban vs 37% rural; Singh 23% male vs 41% female). | 10 studies | Ungraded |
Child has a disability (special needs) vs Parents/caregivers of children without disabilities Parental concern / caregiver stress indices (parental perception and parenting stress about the child's oral health) · Parents/caregivers of children with disabilities (special needs; autism spectrum disorder or unspecified disability)… · Cross-sectional Disabilities and Disparities in Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis… (2024) | SMD 0.43 [0.23, 0.63] | 3 studies · 472 participants | Ungraded |
Dental caries (DT not equal to 0) vs No dental caries Periodontitis (prevalence) · Adults · Adjusted OR Association between periodontitis and dental caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2024) | OR 1.57 [1.32, 1.86] | 3 studies | Ungraded |
Slum setting vs Non-slum urban setting Dental service utilization · Adults in LMIC urban and slum settings Systematic review of oral health in slums and non-slum urban settings of Low and Middle-Income Countries… (2024) | no estimate extracted | 10 studies | Ungraded |
Fixed orthodontic treatment with fixed (multibracket) appliances (exposure) vs None (single-group prevalence/incidence estimate) Prevalence of ICLs (mean number of lesions per subject) · Patients (permanent dentition) during or after fixed orthodontic treatment with fixed (multibracket) appliances · During or after fixed orthodontic treatment (cross-sectional/at debonding), Overall (random-effects model) Distribution of initial caries lesions in relation to fixed orthodontic therapy. A systematic review and… (2024) | MEAN 2.24 [1.79, 2.70] | 6 studies · 484 participants | Very low |
Not applicable vs Not applicable Prenatal vitamin D deficiency prevalence · Pregnant mothers · Pregnancy, Overall Association between prenatal vitamin D deficiency with dental caries in infants and children: a systematic… (2024) | Proportion 0.32 | NR | Ungraded |
Slum / urban-disadvantaged setting vs Non-slum urban / general-urban / national population Dental service utilisation within the past year · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs · Past 12 months Systematic review of oral health in slums and non-slum urban settings of Low and Middle-Income Countries… (2024) | Utilisation within the preceding year ranged from 4% to 72% (e.g., Osuh 4%; Hewlett 10%; Rezaei 60% for treatment and 10% for check-ups; Olutola 72%). | NR | Ungraded |
Slum setting vs Non-slum urban setting Determinants of oral diseases · Adults in LMIC urban and slum settings Systematic review of oral health in slums and non-slum urban settings of Low and Middle-Income Countries… (2024) | no estimate extracted | 14 studies | Ungraded |
Dental caries (DT not equal to 0) vs No dental caries Periodontitis (prevalence) · Adults · Crude OR Association between periodontitis and dental caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2024) | OR 2.35 [2.04, 2.70] | 2 studies | Ungraded |
Children with severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) vs Caries-free children Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level · Preschool children ≤6 years, Asia · Asia The Association Between Vitamin D and Early Childhood Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (2024) | MD -19.25 [-20.75, -17.76] | NR | Ungraded |
Not applicable (single-group prevalence) vs Not applicable (single-group prevalence) Proportion of ancient skulls with at least one non-carious cervical lesion (NCCL) · Ancient/prehistoric human skulls (excavated/archaeological skeletal remains) · Overall (all included studies) Investigation of the presence of Non-carious cervical lesions (NCCLs) in ancient adult skulls: analyzing… (2024) | Proportion 0.014 [0.001, 0.027] | 6 studies · 805 participants | Ungraded |
Slum / urban-disadvantaged setting vs Non-slum urban / general-urban / national population Dental trauma prevalence · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs · Cross-sectional, Urban vs rural; slum vs non-slum Systematic review of oral health in slums and non-slum urban settings of Low and Middle-Income Countries… (2024) | Dental trauma was more prevalent in urban than rural settings and among disadvantaged groups; Osuh 2022 reported 32% (slum) vs 21% (non-slum); Tobin & Ajayi 2017 found 87.5% of trauma cases in urban vs rural areas… | NR | Ungraded |
Oral cancer patients (cases) vs Healthy controls Alveolar bone loss (ABL) in OC cases vs controls · Adults in case-control studies (oral cancer patients vs healthy controls) · Not specified, ABL (alveolar bone loss) Periodontitis and the risk of oral cancer: a meta-analysis of case-control studies. (2024) | SMD 0.18 [-2.34, 2.69] | 2 studies | Ungraded |