0-19 remaining teeth vs 20-32 remaining teeth: All-cause mortality (ACM)
- Population
- Adults (any age) with a known number of remaining teeth, followed prospectively in cohort studies
- Intervention
- 0-19 remaining teeth
- Comparison
- 20-32 remaining teeth
- Outcome
- All-cause mortality (ACM)
In prospective cohorts, the crude HR for all-cause mortality in adults with 0-19 teeth vs adults with 20-32 teeth was 2.47 (95% CI 2.40 to 2.54; 2 studies, I2=0%); GRADE per-analysis ratings reported in Supplementary File 7 (not available in provided sources).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
0-19 remaining teeth vs 20-32 remaining teeth All-cause mortality (ACM) · Adults (any age) with a known number of remaining teeth, followed prospectively in cohort studies · Community-based and clinical cohorts worldwide (all continents); events ascertained from medical records, death certificates/registers, or self-report, Crude In prospective cohorts, the crude HR for all-cause mortality in adults with 0-19 teeth vs adults with 20-32 teeth was 2.47 (95% CI 2.40 to 2.54; 2 studies, I2=0%); GRADE per-analysis ratings reported in Supplementary File 7 (not available in provided sources). Lower Number of Teeth Is Related to Higher Risks for ACVD and Death-Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of… (2021) All outcomes | HR 2.47 [2.40, 2.54] | 2 studies · 36379 participants | GRADE not reported |
0-19 remaining teeth vs 20-32 remaining teeth All-cause mortality (ACM) · Adults (any age) with a known number of remaining teeth, followed prospectively in cohort studies · Community-based and clinical cohorts worldwide (all continents); events ascertained from medical records, death certificates/registers, or self-report In prospective cohorts, adults with 0-19 teeth had a higher cumulative incidence of all-cause mortality than adults with 20-32 teeth (RR 1.84, 95% CI 1.52 to 2.23; 11 cohort studies, I2=95%); GRADE per-analysis ratings reported in Supplementary File 7 (not available in provided sources). Lower Number of Teeth Is Related to Higher Risks for ACVD and Death-Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of… (2021) All outcomes | RR 1.84 [1.52, 2.23] | 11 studies · 267575 participants | Low |
0-19 remaining teeth vs 20-32 remaining teeth All-cause mortality (ACM) · Adults (any age) with a known number of remaining teeth, followed prospectively in cohort studies · Community-based and clinical cohorts worldwide (all continents); events ascertained from medical records, death certificates/registers, or self-report, Multivariable-adjusted In prospective cohorts, the multivariable-adjusted HR for all-cause mortality in adults with 0-19 teeth vs adults with 20-32 teeth was 1.29 (95% CI 1.21 to 1.37; 10 studies, I2=78%); GRADE per-analysis ratings reported in Supplementary File 7 (not available in provided sources). Lower Number of Teeth Is Related to Higher Risks for ACVD and Death-Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of… (2021) All outcomes | HR 1.29 [1.21, 1.37] | 10 studies · 305970 participants | Low |
0-19 remaining teeth vs 20-32 remaining teeth All-cause mortality (ACM) · Adults (any age) with a known number of remaining teeth, followed prospectively in cohort studies · Community-based and clinical cohorts worldwide (all continents); events ascertained from medical records, death certificates/registers, or self-report, Adjusted for age/sex In prospective cohorts, the age/sex-adjusted HR for all-cause mortality in adults with 0-19 teeth vs adults with 20-32 teeth was 1.42 (95% CI 1.15 to 1.75; 5 studies, I2=97%); GRADE per-analysis ratings reported in Supplementary File 7 (not available in provided sources). Lower Number of Teeth Is Related to Higher Risks for ACVD and Death-Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of… (2021) All outcomes | HR 1.42 [1.15, 1.75] | 5 studies · 212657 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Number of Teeth Is Related to Higher Risks for ACVD and Death-Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Survival Data. 2021 All outcomes | Before 17 June 2020 | 140 | Not applicable |
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