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Dementia (any type or severity) vs Older people without dementia: Mean number of missing teeth in OC cases vs controls
- Population
- Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
- Intervention
- Dementia (any type or severity)
- Comparison
- Older people without dementia
- Outcome
- Mean number of missing teeth in OC cases vs controls
Missing-teeth values varied across studies and were not meta-analyzed.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Dementia vs Older people without dementia Missing teeth · Older people with dementia Missing-teeth values varied across studies and were not meta-analyzed. Oral health and orofacial pain in older people with dementia: a systematic review with focus on dental hard… (2016) All outcomes | MEAN Without dementia 9.3 to 28.2; with dementia 10.2 to 27.3 (mean number of missing teeth) | 10 studies | 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 and orofacial pain in older people with dementia: a systematic review with focus on dental hard tissues. 2017 All outcomes | 2016-03-31 | 39 | Not applicable |
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