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Slum / urban-disadvantaged setting vs Non-slum urban / general-urban / national population: Caries experience (mean DMFT)
- Population
- Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs
- Intervention
- Slum / urban-disadvantaged setting
- Comparison
- Non-slum urban / general-urban / national population
- Outcome
- Caries experience (mean DMFT)
Mean DMFT ranges from 0.26 to 16.6 across LMIC urban/slum populations; ungraded.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Slum / urban-disadvantaged setting vs Non-slum urban / general-urban / national population Dental caries experience (mean DMFT) · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs · Cross-sectional, Urban slums and non-slum/general-urban settings, LMICs Mean DMFT ranges from 0.26 to 16.6 across LMIC urban/slum populations; ungraded. Systematic review of oral health in slums and non-slum urban settings of Low and Middle-Income Countries… (2024) All outcomes | Mean DMFT (usually reported at population level) ranged from 0.26 to 16.6 across studies; the Missing component was typically highest and the Filled component lowest, reflecting limited access to dental care. | 12 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Systematic review of oral health in slums and non-slum urban settings of Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): Disease prevalence,… 2024 All outcomes | June 2023 (Scopus and Web of Science searched March 2024) | 23 | Not applicable |
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.