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Institutionalization (living in an orphanage/institution) vs Parented children living with their families: Dental caries prevalence
- Population
- Institutionalized orphan children (roughly 3 to 18 years)
- Intervention
- Institutionalization (living in an orphanage/institution)
- Comparison
- Parented children living with their families
- Outcome
- Dental caries prevalence
Institutionalized orphan children may be at higher risk of dental caries than parented children (pooled RR 1.19), but the estimate is imprecise and not statistically significant (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Institutionalization (living in an orphanage/institution) vs Parented children living with their families Dental caries prevalence (DMF/dmf score > 0) · Institutionalized orphan children (roughly 3 to 18 years) · Orphanages/childcare institutions in low- and middle-income countries (India, Iran, China, Yemen, Egypt, Lithuania, Malaysia), Overall (pooled) Institutionalized orphan children may be at higher risk of dental caries than parented children (pooled RR 1.19), but the estimate is imprecise and not statistically significant (very low certainty). Caries in orphan children: prevalence and determinants-a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2024) All outcomes | RR 1.19 [0.89, 1.59] | 4 studies · 1420 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caries in orphan children: prevalence and determinants-a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2024 All outcomes | Not specified (no time or language restriction) | 23 | Not applicable |
How reviews are matched to this question
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