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Systemic sclerosis (SSc / scleroderma) vs SSc-free individuals (controls): Periodontitis (prevalence)

Population
Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)
Intervention
Systemic sclerosis (SSc / scleroderma)
Comparison
SSc-free individuals (controls)
Outcome
Periodontitis (prevalence)

Periodontitis prevalence is significantly higher in systemic sclerosis patients than controls (OR 7.01); certainty ungraded.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Systemic sclerosis (SSc / scleroderma) vs SSc-free individuals (controls)
Prevalence of periodontitis · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies) · Hospital/clinic-based case-control studies from Asia, America and Europe
Periodontitis prevalence is significantly higher in systemic sclerosis patients than controls (OR 7.01); certainty ungraded.
Oral manifestations of patients with systemic sclerosis: a meta-analysis for case-controlled studies. (2021) All outcomes
OR 7.007 [3.529, 13.915]3 studiesGRADE not reported

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Oral manifestations of patients with systemic sclerosis: a meta-analysis for case-controlled studies.
2021 All outcomes
2020-0712Not applicable
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