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Obesity (Unclassified) vs Normal Weight or Non‐Obese: Untreated dental caries (d component), continuous
- Population
- Brazilian children/adolescents (BMI classified by WHO 2007 Z-score)
- Intervention
- Obesity (Unclassified)
- Comparison
- Normal Weight or Non‐Obese
- Outcome
- Untreated dental caries (d component), continuous
Obesity may make little or no difference to untreated dental caries (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Obesity vs Normal weight (eutrophic) Untreated dental caries (d component), continuous · Brazilian children/adolescents (BMI classified by WHO 2007 Z-score) · Brazil Obesity may make little or no difference to untreated dental caries (low certainty). Overweight/obesity and dental caries in Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review and… (2024) All outcomes | MD 0.28 [-0.03, 0.59] | 2 studies · 456 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overweight/obesity and dental caries in Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2024 All outcomes | July 2023 (Methods); abstract states up to June 2022 | 51 | Not applicable |
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