Question · asked by 1 review

Enamel caries in primary dentition (at 5 years) vs Caries-free primary dentition: Dentinal caries in permanent (newly erupted) teeth

Population
School children and adolescents (6-18 years) followed from primary dentition (baseline examination before 72 months of age)
Intervention
Enamel caries in primary dentition (at 5 years)
Comparison
Caries-free primary dentition
Outcome
Dentinal caries in permanent (newly erupted) teeth

Enamel caries in the primary dentition is associated with about 1.6 times higher odds of dentinal caries in permanent teeth (single study; not GRADE-rated).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Enamel caries in primary dentition (at 5 years) vs Caries-free primary dentition
Dentinal caries in permanent (newly erupted) teeth · School children and adolescents (6-18 years) followed from primary dentition (baseline examination before 72 months of… · 7-year follow-up, Cohort study, Norway (Saethre-Sundli 2020), Enamel caries in primary dentition
Enamel caries in the primary dentition is associated with about 1.6 times higher odds of dentinal caries in permanent teeth (single study; not GRADE-rated).
Does Early Childhood Caries Increase Caries Development among School Children and Adolescents? A Systematic… (2022) All outcomes
OR 1.6 [1.2, 2.0]1 study · 3282 participantsGRADE not reported

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Does Early Childhood Caries Increase Caries Development among School Children and Adolescents? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
2022 All outcomes
Inception to 28 July 2022 (grey literature accessed 14 September 2022)10Not applicable
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