Question · asked by 1 review
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery: Early childhood caries (ECC)
- Population
- Children aged <6 years
- Intervention
- Cesarean section delivery
- Comparison
- Vaginal delivery
- Outcome
- Early childhood caries (ECC)
No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among America/Canada/Brazil studies (OR 1.11, 95% CI 0.70-1.76).
What each review found
Include earlier review versionsNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 17 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · North & South America (USA, Peru, Brazil), Study location: America/Canada/Brazil No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among America/Canada/Brazil studies (OR 1.11, 95% CI 0.70-1.76). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 1.11 [0.70, 1.76] | 5 studies | GRADE not reported |
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Community/population-based; multiple countries, Study design: Cross-sectional No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among cross-sectional studies (OR 0.86, 95% CI 0.54-1.38). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 0.86 [0.54, 1.38] | 11 studies | GRADE not reported |
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Asia, Study location: Asia No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among Asian studies (OR 0.93, 95% CI 0.65-1.33). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 0.93 [0.65, 1.33] | 12 studies | GRADE not reported |
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Community/population-based; multiple countries, Study quality (NOS): Moderate No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among moderate-quality (NOS) studies (OR 1.10, 95% CI 0.75-1.61). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 1.10 [0.75, 1.61] | 12 studies | GRADE not reported |
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Community/population-based; multiple countries, Sample size: <300 No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among studies with sample size <300 (OR 1.09, 95% CI 0.64-1.86). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 1.09 [0.64, 1.86] | 13 studies | GRADE not reported |
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Community/population-based; multiple countries, Study quality (NOS): Low No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among low-quality (NOS) studies (OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.39-2.33). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 0.95 [0.39, 2.33] | 6 studies | GRADE not reported |
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Community/population-based; multiple countries, Confounder adjustment: No No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among unadjusted (crude) estimates (OR 0.98, 95% CI 0.66-1.47). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 0.98 [0.66, 1.47] | 15 studies | GRADE not reported |
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Community/population-based; multiple countries, Study design: Case-control No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among case-control studies (OR 1.40, 95% CI 0.76-2.59). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 1.40 [0.76, 2.59] | 4 studies | GRADE not reported |
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Africa (Egypt, Ethiopia), Study location: Africa No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among African studies (OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.27-1.97). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 0.73 [0.27, 1.97] | 2 studies | GRADE not reported |
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Community/population-based; multiple countries, Time period: 2017 and before No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among studies published 2017 and before (OR 1.10, 95% CI 0.80-1.52). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 1.10 [0.80, 1.52] | 11 studies | GRADE not reported |
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Europe (UK, Sweden, Russia, Romania), Study location: Europe No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among European studies (OR 1.48, 95% CI 0.83-2.63). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 1.48 [0.83, 2.63] | 5 studies | GRADE not reported |
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Community/population-based; multiple countries, Time period: After 2018 No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among studies published after 2018 (OR 1.01, 95% CI 0.75-1.35). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 1.01 [0.75, 1.35] | 13 studies | GRADE not reported |
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Community/population-based; multiple countries, Sample size: ≥300 No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among studies with sample size ≥300 (OR 1.05, 95% CI 0.86-1.28). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 1.05 [0.86, 1.28] | 11 studies | GRADE not reported |
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Community/population-based; multiple countries, Study design: Cohort No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among cohort studies (OR 1.15, 95% CI 0.90-1.46). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 1.15 [0.90, 1.46] | 9 studies | GRADE not reported |
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Community/population-based; 16 countries; studies 1997-2024, Overall (all 24 studies; random-effects) There is no significant association between mode of childbirth delivery (cesarean vs vaginal) and early childhood caries (OR 1.05, 95% CI 0.86-1.30; ungraded observational evidence from 24 studies). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 1.05 [0.86, 1.30] | 24 studies · 71732 participants | GRADE not reported |
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Community/population-based; multiple countries, Confounder adjustment: Yes No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among confounder-adjusted estimates (OR 1.11, 95% CI 0.89-1.37). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 1.11 [0.89, 1.37] | 9 studies | GRADE not reported |
Cesarean section delivery vs Vaginal delivery Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Community/population-based; multiple countries, Study quality (NOS): Good No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among good-quality (NOS) studies (OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.82-1.14). RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive… (2024) All outcomes | OR 0.97 [0.82, 1.14] | 6 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETRACTED: The association between mode of childbirth delivery and early childhood caries: A comprehensive systematic review and… 2024 All outcomes | Up to 2024-05-01 | 33 | Not applicable |
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Studies behind the findings
The primary studies the full-text reviews tie to this outcome. Reviews with headline outcomes only do not list them here.
- Dental caries and associated factors among preschool children in Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. · 2024 · included by 1 of these review
- Caesarean-section delivery and caries risk of 3-year-old Chinese children: a retrospective cohort study. · 2023 · included by 1 of these review
- Multimodal Data Integration Reveals Mode of Delivery and Snack Consumption Outrank Salivary Microbiome in Association With Caries Outcome… · 2022 · included by 1 of these review
- Caesarean delivery and early childhood caries: Estimation with marginal structural models in Brazilian pre‐schoolers · 2021 · included by 1 of these review
- Risk Factors of Early Childhood Caries Among Preschool Children in Eastern Saudi Arabia. · 2021 · included by 1 of these review
- Influence of mode of delivery, family and nursing determinants on early childhood caries development: a prospective cohort study · 2018 · included by 1 of these review
- Factors associated with early childhood caries among 3 to 6 year old children in India: A case control study · 2018 · included by 1 of these review
- Caesarean Section Does Not Increase the Risk of Caries in Swedish Children. · 2017 · included by 1 of these review
- Antenatal Health Care and Postnatal Dental Check-Ups Prevent Early Childhood Caries · 2016 · included by 1 of these review
- Mode of delivery, mutans streptococci colonization, and early childhood caries in three- to five-year-old Thai children. · 2013 · included by 1 of these review
- Comparison of Occurrence of Early Childhood Caries in Two Groups of Children Delivered by Cesarean Section and Normal Birth: A… · 2012 · included by 1 of these review
- Identification of caries risk factors in toddlers. · 2011 · included by 1 of these review
- Risk indicators for early childhood caries in 2‐year‐old children in southern China · 2010 · included by 1 of these review
- Mode of Delivery and Other Maternal Factors Influence the Acquisition of <i>Streptococcus mutans</i> in Infants · 2005 · included by 1 of these review
- Identification of ribosome-ligand interactions using cleavage reagents. · 1995 · included by 1 of these review
- Bastawy A 2023 · included by 1 of these review
- Divya MS 2022 · included by 1 of these review
- Esian D 2021 · included by 1 of these review
- García-Castro LS 2017 · included by 1 of these review
- Korolenkova M 2020 · included by 1 of these review
- Martins LGT 2021 · included by 1 of these review
- Peretz B 1997 · included by 1 of these review
- Toomarian L 2011 · included by 1 of these review
- Yepes JF 2014 · included by 1 of these review
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