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Pulp-involved caries vs No pulp-involved caries: Mean weight‐for‐age z‐score
- Population
- Children aged 1–6 years
- Intervention
- Pulp-involved caries
- Comparison
- No pulp-involved caries
- Outcome
- Mean weight‐for‐age z‐score
The review reported lower weight-for-age z scores in children with pulp-involved caries.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Pulp-involved caries vs No pulp-involved caries Weight-for-age z score · Children aged 1–6 years · Vietnam, Pulp-involved caries The review reported lower weight-for-age z scores in children with pulp-involved caries. The bi-directional relationship between growth stunting and early childhood caries: a rapid review. (2023) All outcomes | MD 1.17 | 1 study · 593 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The bi-directional relationship between growth stunting and early childhood caries: a rapid review. 2023 All outcomes | Not specified (included studies published 2015-2020; inclusion window 2012-2020) | 9 | Not applicable |
How reviews are matched to this question
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