Epilepsy (as exposure/condition) vs Healthy participants without epilepsy (control group): Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth)
In adults, epilepsy is associated with a significantly higher DMFT than controls (SMD 0.548, P < .001; ungraded subgroup analysis).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Epilepsy (as exposure/condition) vs Healthy participants without epilepsy (control group) DMFT (permanent teeth) · Adults with epilepsy · Clinical/community dental examination; multiple countries (England, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, China, India), Adults In adults, epilepsy is associated with a significantly higher DMFT than controls (SMD 0.548, P < .001; ungraded subgroup analysis). Evaluating the DMFT and dmft indices in people with epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) All outcomes | SMD 0.548 [0.223, 0.873] | Not reported | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluating the DMFT and dmft indices in people with epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 2025 All outcomes | Up to October 30, 2024 | 12 | 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.