Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) vs Children and adolescents without JIA (healthy peers): Plaque index (PI) / oral hygiene
Evidence on oral hygiene/dental plaque was inconsistent: several studies found higher plaque in the JIA group while others found no difference; no pooled estimate (ungraded).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) vs Children and adolescents without JIA (healthy peers) Oral hygiene / dental plaque (Plaque Index, OHI-S) · Children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) · Multiple countries (Europe and Brazil); paediatric dental/rheumatology settings Evidence on oral hygiene/dental plaque was inconsistent: several studies found higher plaque in the JIA group while others found no difference; no pooled estimate (ungraded). Oral health in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis - a systematic review and… (2019) All outcomes | Some studies showed a statistically higher Plaque Index or Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) in the JIA group [23, 25, 28, 31]; other studies did not find this association [22, 26, 27, 29, 30, 39]. Meta-analysis… | 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 in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis - a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2019 All outcomes | 25 November 2018 | 20 | Not applicable |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
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.