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Vegetarian diet (any diet excluding all meat, poultry and fish) vs Nonvegetarian diet: Caries experience (mean DMFT)
- Population
- General population (children and adults) assessed for dental hard-tissue health
- Intervention
- Vegetarian diet (any diet excluding all meat, poultry and fish)
- Comparison
- Nonvegetarian diet
- Outcome
- Caries experience (mean DMFT)
Among adults, the lower DMFT score in vegetarians was smaller and not statistically significant (mean difference -0.09, 95% CI -0.32 to 0.13; ungraded).
What each review found
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| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Vegetarian diet (any diet excluding all meat, poultry and fish) vs Nonvegetarian diet Dental caries (mean DMFT score) · General population (children and adults) assessed for dental hard-tissue health · Multiple countries (mostly India; also Finland and other European countries, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago); community and clinical settings, Adults only Among adults, the lower DMFT score in vegetarians was smaller and not statistically significant (mean difference -0.09, 95% CI -0.32 to 0.13; ungraded). Vegetarian diet and its possible influence on dental health: A systematic literature review. (2020) All outcomes | MD -0.09 [-0.32, 0.13] | 3 studies | GRADE not reported |
Vegetarian diet (any diet excluding all meat, poultry and fish) vs Nonvegetarian diet Dental caries (mean DMFT score) · General population (children and adults) assessed for dental hard-tissue health · Multiple countries (mostly India; also Finland and other European countries, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago); community and clinical settings Vegetarians had a slightly lower mean DMFT (dental caries) score than nonvegetarians (mean difference -0.15, 95% CI -0.29 to -0.02; ungraded, mostly low-quality studies). Vegetarian diet and its possible influence on dental health: A systematic literature review. (2020) All outcomes | MD -0.15 [-0.29, -0.02] | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetarian diet and its possible influence on dental health: A systematic literature review. 2020 All outcomes | 2019-04-17 | 19 | Not applicable |
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