Question · asked by 1 review

Genetically predicted DMFS (dental caries) vs Reference (1-SD lower genetically predicted DMFS): Femur fracture

Population
European-ancestry adults
Intervention
Genetically predicted DMFS (dental caries)
Comparison
Reference (1-SD lower genetically predicted DMFS)
Outcome
Femur fracture

Genetically predicted dental caries (DMFS) had no significant causal effect on fracture of femur (multivariable MR, OR 1.069).

What each review found

Include earlier review versions
No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Genetically predicted dental caries (DMFS index) vs Reference (1-SD lower genetically predicted DMFS)
Fracture of femur · European-ancestry adults · Lifelong genetic liability, European-ancestry population (two-sample MR: GLIDE exposures; FinnGen osteoporosis/fractures; GeFOS BMD), MVMR (IVW), adjusted for periodontitis
Genetically predicted dental caries (DMFS) had no significant causal effect on fracture of femur (multivariable MR, OR 1.069).
From teeth to bone: dental caries has causal effects on osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture. (2025) All outcomes
OR 1.069 [0.923, 1.239]489106 participantsGRADE not reported
Genetically predicted dental caries (DMFS index) vs Reference (1-SD lower genetically predicted DMFS)
Fracture of femur · European-ancestry adults · Lifelong genetic liability, European-ancestry population (two-sample MR: GLIDE exposures; FinnGen osteoporosis/fractures; GeFOS BMD), SVMR (IVW), total causal effect
Genetically predicted dental caries (DMFS) had no significant causal effect on fracture of femur (single-variable MR, OR 1.126).
From teeth to bone: dental caries has causal effects on osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture. (2025) All outcomes
OR 1.126 [0.975, 1.300]489106 participantsGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
From teeth to bone: dental caries has causal effects on osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture.
2025 All outcomes
Not applicable (secondary analysis of published GWAS summary statistics)3Not applicable

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

How reviews are matched to this question

Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.