Male sex (boys) vs Female sex: Caries development in permanent teeth
- Population
- School children and adolescents (6-18 years) followed from primary dentition (baseline examination before 72 months of age)
- Intervention
- Male sex (boys)
- Comparison
- Female sex
- Outcome
- Caries development in permanent teeth
Gender is not associated with caries development in permanent teeth (OR 0.86, 95% CI 0.71 to 1.02; low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Male sex (boys) vs Female sex (girls) Caries development in permanent teeth · School children and adolescents (6-18 years) followed from primary dentition (baseline examination before 72 months of… · At least 24 months follow-up, School/community-based cohort studies (China), Gender (boys vs girls) Gender is not associated with caries development in permanent teeth (OR 0.86, 95% CI 0.71 to 1.02; low certainty). Does Early Childhood Caries Increase Caries Development among School Children and Adolescents? A Systematic… (2022) All outcomes | OR 0.86 [0.71, 1.02] | 2 studies · 2045 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 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) | 10 | Not applicable |
Studies behind the findings
The primary studies the full-text reviews tie to this outcome. Reviews with headline outcomes only do not list them here.
- Predicting Caries in Permanent Teeth from Caries in Primary Teeth: An Eight-year Cohort Study · 2002 · included by 1 of these review
How reviews are matched to this question
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