Dental caries assessment (WHO/clinical diagnostic criteria; caries = DMFT>0) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year): Dental caries prevalence
- Population
- Healthy children and adolescents in the United Arab Emirates
- Intervention
- Dental caries assessment (WHO/clinical diagnostic criteria; caries = DMFT>0)
- Comparison
- None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year)
- Outcome
- Dental caries prevalence
Dental caries is highly prevalent among children and adolescents in the UAE, ranging from 22% to 99.4% across cross-sectional studies (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Dental caries assessment (clinical examination; WHO/BASCD/EAPD criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review) Dental caries prevalence · Healthy children and adolescents (preschool, school-aged and secondary) in the United Arab Emirates · UAE (Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah); nurseries, preschools, schools and dental clinics Dental caries is highly prevalent among children and adolescents in the UAE, ranging from 22% to 99.4% across cross-sectional studies (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated). Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. (2021) All outcomes | Dental caries prevalence ranged from 22% in public day cares in Sharjah to 99.4% in children attending a pediatric dentistry department in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi across cross-sectional studies; most studies used WHO… | Not reported | 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 |
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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.
- Caries Survey in 3-5 Year Old Children in Dubai Schools · 2018 · included by 1 of these review
- Dental caries and their association with socioeconomic characteristics, oral hygiene practices and eating habits among preschool children… · 2018 · included by 1 of these review
- Evaluating the risk factors that link obesity and dental caries in 11-17-year-old school going children in the United Arab Emirates. · 2018 · included by 1 of these review
- Early childhood caries and associated risk factors among preschool children in Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates · 2017 · included by 1 of these review
- Impact of preventive care orientation on caries status among preschool children. · 2017 · included by 1 of these review
- Al Mashhadani 2017 (national survey) · included by 1 of these review
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.