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Periodontitis vs No periodontitis (periodontal health or gingivitis): Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled teeth)
- Population
- adults
- Intervention
- Periodontitis
- Comparison
- No periodontitis (periodontal health or gingivitis)
- Outcome
- Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled teeth)
Patients with periodontitis had a non-significantly higher mean DMFT (WMD 0.87).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Periodontitis vs No periodontitis (periodontal health or gingivitis) Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled teeth) · Adults · Population-based and clinical dental study samples; multiple countries (1994-2022), Overall Patients with periodontitis had a non-significantly higher mean DMFT (WMD 0.87). Association between periodontitis and dental caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2024) All outcomes | WMD 0.87 [-0.03, 1.76] | 4 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association between periodontitis and dental caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2024 All outcomes | July 5, 2023 | 34 | Not applicable |
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