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)
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over all included studies of these reviews, not this question only
QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / 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 studiesUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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) participantsUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 studiesVery 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 studyUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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)NRUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 participantsUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 extracted8 studiesUngraded
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 studiesVery 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 extracted1 studyUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 participantsLow
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=0.0331 study · 9 (caries only; control not reported in Table 3) participantsUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 studiesVery 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 participantsUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 studiesNo 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-analyzed2 studies · 270 participantsUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 participantsUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 participantsUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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 extracted10 studiesUngraded
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 participantsVery 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 0.32NRUngraded
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%).NRUngraded
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 extracted14 studiesUngraded
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 studiesUngraded
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]NRUngraded
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 participantsUngraded
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…NRUngraded
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 studiesUngraded

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