Question · asked by 1 review

Overweight/obesity (combined) vs Normal Weight or Non‐Obese: Dental caries prevalence

Population
Brazilian children/adolescents in permanent dentition (BMI classified by WHO 2006 Z-score)
Intervention
Overweight/obesity (combined)
Comparison
Normal Weight or Non‐Obese
Outcome
Dental caries prevalence

A meta-analysis of 2 studies (permanent dentition, WHO 2006 Z-score) was rated very low certainty; the pooled effect was not shown in the article.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Overweight/obesity (combined) vs Normal weight (eutrophic)
Dental caries prevalence (any DMFT), dichotomous · Brazilian children/adolescents in permanent dentition (BMI classified by WHO 2006 Z-score) · Brazil
A meta-analysis of 2 studies (permanent dentition, WHO 2006 Z-score) was rated very low certainty; the pooled effect was not shown in the article.
Overweight/obesity and dental caries in Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review and… (2024) All outcomes
Pooled effect not estimable (not shown in article); I2=85%; Very low2 studiesVery low

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Overweight/obesity and dental caries in Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
2024 All outcomes
July 2023 (Methods); abstract states up to June 202251Not applicable

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

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