Dementia (any type or severity) vs Older people without dementia: Dental caries: prevalence of root caries
Root caries was higher in older people with dementia (0.6 to 4.9) than without (0.3 to 1.7), described as significantly more common but not pooled (ungraded).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Dementia (any type or severity) vs Older people without dementia Root caries (mean number) · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia · Older people aged 60 years or older; community-dwelling, assisted-living, and nursing-home settings Root caries was higher in older people with dementia (0.6 to 4.9) than without (0.3 to 1.7), described as significantly more common but not pooled (ungraded). Oral health and orofacial pain in older people with dementia: a systematic review with focus on dental hard… (2017) All outcomes | no estimate extracted | 5 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral health and orofacial pain in older people with dementia: a systematic review with focus on dental hard tissues. 2017 All outcomes | 2016-03-31 | 39 | Not applicable |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
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.