Question · asked by 1 review

Maternal smoking during pregnancy vs No maternal smoking during pregnancy: Dental caries in children

Population
Children in cross-sectional studies
Intervention
Maternal smoking during pregnancy
Comparison
No maternal smoking during pregnancy
Outcome
Dental caries in children

The cross-sectional association remained statistically significant after excluding Julihn et al. 2018.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Maternal smoking during pregnancy vs No maternal smoking during pregnancy
Childhood dental caries · Children in cross-sectional studies · Poland, United States, Sweden, Italy, and Japan, Sensitivity: excluded Julihn et al. 2009
The cross-sectional association remained statistically significant after excluding Julihn et al. 2018.
Correlation Between Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Dental Caries in Children: A Systematic Review and… (2021) All outcomes
OR 1.63 [1.35, 1.98]5 studiesGRADE not reported
Maternal smoking during pregnancy vs No maternal smoking during pregnancy
Childhood dental caries · Children in cross-sectional studies · Poland, United States, Sweden, Italy, and Japan, Sensitivity: excluded Majorana et al. 2014
The cross-sectional association remained statistically significant after excluding Majorana et al. 2014.
Correlation Between Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Dental Caries in Children: A Systematic Review and… (2021) All outcomes
OR 1.57 [1.47, 1.68]5 studiesGRADE not reported
Maternal smoking during pregnancy vs No maternal smoking during pregnancy
Childhood dental caries · Children in cross-sectional studies · Poland, United States, Sweden, Italy, and Japan, Sensitivity: excluded Iida et al. 2007
The cross-sectional association remained statistically significant after excluding Iida et al. 2007.
Correlation Between Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Dental Caries in Children: A Systematic Review and… (2021) All outcomes
OR 1.57 [1.47, 1.67]5 studiesGRADE not reported
Maternal smoking during pregnancy vs No maternal smoking during pregnancy
Childhood dental caries · Children in cross-sectional studies · Poland, United States, Sweden, Italy, and Japan, Sensitivity: excluded Tanaka et al. 2015
The cross-sectional association remained statistically significant after excluding Tanaka et al. 2015.
Correlation Between Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Dental Caries in Children: A Systematic Review and… (2021) All outcomes
OR 1.57 [1.47, 1.67]5 studiesGRADE not reported
Maternal smoking during pregnancy vs No maternal smoking during pregnancy
Childhood dental caries · Children in cross-sectional studies · Poland, United States, Sweden, Italy, and Japan, Overall
Maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with higher odds of childhood caries in cross-sectional studies.
Correlation Between Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Dental Caries in Children: A Systematic Review and… (2021) All outcomes
OR 1.57 [1.47, 1.67]6 studiesGRADE not reported
Maternal smoking during pregnancy vs No maternal smoking during pregnancy
Childhood dental caries · Children in cross-sectional studies · Poland, United States, Sweden, Italy, and Japan, Sensitivity: excluded Tanaka et al. 2009
The cross-sectional association remained statistically significant after excluding Tanaka et al. 2009.
Correlation Between Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Dental Caries in Children: A Systematic Review and… (2021) All outcomes
OR 1.56 [1.46, 1.66]5 studiesGRADE not reported
Maternal smoking during pregnancy vs No maternal smoking during pregnancy
Childhood dental caries · Children in cross-sectional studies · Poland, United States, Sweden, Italy, and Japan, Sensitivity: excluded Borowska-Struginska et al. 2016
The cross-sectional association remained statistically significant after excluding Borowska-Struginska et al. 2016.
Correlation Between Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Dental Caries in Children: A Systematic Review and… (2021) All outcomes
OR 1.57 [1.47, 1.68]5 studiesGRADE not reported

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Correlation Between Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Dental Caries in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
2021 All outcomes
March 29, 202111Not applicable

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

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