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Fluoride toothpaste vs Not applicable (single-group prevalence): Fluoride toothpaste use prevalence (among children with caries)
- Population
- Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
- Intervention
- Fluoride toothpaste
- Comparison
- Not applicable (single-group prevalence)
- Outcome
- Fluoride toothpaste use prevalence (among children with caries)
About 39% of children with caries in LMICs used fluoride toothpaste (pooled prevalence 0.391, 95% CI 0.166 to 0.644; 2 studies; not GRADE-rated).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Fluoride toothpaste use vs None (descriptive single-group pooled prevalence) Fluoride toothpaste use prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries · Low- and middle-income countries (Brazil, Nigeria, Cambodia, Tanzania, Mexico, Ethiopia) About 39% of children with caries in LMICs used fluoride toothpaste (pooled prevalence 0.391, 95% CI 0.166 to 0.644; 2 studies; not GRADE-rated). Individual, Family, and Socioeconomic Contributors to Dental Caries in Children from Low- and Middle-Income… (2022) All outcomes | Prevalence 0.391 [0.1658, 0.644] | 2 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual, Family, and Socioeconomic Contributors to Dental Caries in Children from Low- and Middle-Income Countries. 2022 All outcomes | March 2022 (all databases searched 11 March 2022; MEDLINE 1946 to 11 March 2022; CINAHL 1937 to 11 March 2022) | 11 | Not applicable |
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