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Snacking at least 3 times daily vs Snacking once daily: Dental caries
- Population
- Children aged 5-6 years in Ajman schools
- Intervention
- Snacking at least 3 times daily
- Comparison
- Snacking once daily
- Outcome
- Dental caries
Frequent snacking was associated with higher mean DMFT.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Snacking at least 3 times daily vs Snacking once daily Mean DMFT · Children aged 5-6 years in Ajman schools · Overall Frequent snacking was associated with higher mean DMFT. Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. (2021) All outcomes | ARR 1.25 [1.00, 1.57] | 1 study · 1036 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. 2021 All outcomes | May 4, 2021 | 42 | 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.
- Trends in the prevalence of twenty health indicators among adolescents in United Arab Emirates: cross-sectional national school surveys… · 2020 · included by 1 of these review
- Impact of Demographic Factors, Obesity, and Oral Health Status on Self-esteem among School-going Children in United Arab Emirates: A… · 2020 · included by 1 of these review
- Dakhili 2014 · included by 1 of these review
How reviews are matched to this question
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