Mothers believing fluoride does not prevent tooth decay · Emirati preschool children in Ras Al Khaimah nurseries
Thirteen point seven percent of mothers believed fluoride did not prevent tooth decay.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Initiation of white spot lesions (WSL), visual-tactile assessment
The intervention showed no clear difference in initiation of white spot lesions (WSL), visual-tactile assessment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.82 [0.66, 1.02]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Initiation of white spot lesions (WSL), visual-tactile assessment
The intervention showed no clear difference in initiation of white spot lesions (WSL), visual-tactile assessment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.85 [0.66, 1.10]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Mean dmft
1 finding from 1 review
Mean(SD) 6.01 (4.95)
1 study
GRADE not reported
Specificity for detection of enamel caries · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted teeth of children or…
1 finding from 1 review
Initiation of white spot lesions (WSL), visual-tactile assessment · Patients of any age (11-40 years) receiving comprehensive/fixed orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances
For resin-based sealants, fluoride release did not significantly change WSL initiation (RR 0.71, wide CI); subgroup not separately GRADE-rated.
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Plaque prevalence · Preschool children of incarcerated mothers in UAE prison nurseries
Plaque prevalence was 93.8% versus 81.8% in comparison children.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 93.8
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental service utilisation within the past year · Healthy Emirati preschool children in the United Arab Emirates
Utilization of dental services among healthy Emirati preschoolers was very low, with most children never having visited a dentist and very low care indices (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
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Kowash et al. reported very low utilization of dental services among healthy Emirati preschoolers: two-thirds never visited a dentist, with a very low care/restorative index of 6.4% in Al Ain, and a care index of 3.8%…
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Oral health status (caries, DMFT, calculus, erosion, malocclusion, treatment indices) · Children with Down syndrome in Dubai
One study found children with Down syndrome had similar caries prevalence but higher DMFT, calculus, erosion and malocclusion than controls, with better restorative-care access (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Ghaith et al. (Dubai) reported dental decay in 57.6% of children with Down syndrome (same as controls) but a higher mean DMFT (2.73 vs 1.65) and calculus index (0.25 vs 0.07), higher erosion prevalence/severity, and…
1 study
GRADE not reported
DMFT/DMFS index (dental caries experience) · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)
No statistically significant difference in DMFT index between SSc patients and controls (SMD -0.03, CI includes 0); certainty ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
COE with light-based detection (e.g. ViziLite Plus, Microlux/DL, VELscope, Identafi 3000) vs Conventional oral examination (COE) alone
Outcome not reported · Apparently healthy adults not reporting symptoms of OPMD or OSCC, attending an organised screening or surveillance programme, or screened…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · School children aged 5-7 years in Dubai schools
Dental caries prevalence was 60.3% in children aged 5-7 years.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental erosion prevalence · Children with Down syndrome in Dubai
Dental erosion prevalence was 34% in children with Down syndrome versus 15.3% in controls.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 34
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental caries in children · Children in cross-sectional studies from Asia
Maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with higher odds of childhood caries in the Asia subgroup.
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1.84 [1.39, 2.45]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Disease-free survival · People receiving curative-intent treatment for oral cavity and oropharyngeal (squamous cell) cancer
Concomitant (concurrent) chemoradiotherapy led to lower disease-free survival, concurrent chemoradiotherapy vs radiotherapy… compared with radiotherapy alone (non-resectable tumours); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
HR 0.74 [0.67, 0.80]
13 studies
GRADE not reported
Iron deficiency (as defined by trialists) · Preschool children (<6 years)
In a sensitivity analysis excluding one outlier study, ECC remained associated with higher odds of iron deficiency (OR 2.76, 95% CI 2.42 to 3.13); ungraded.
2 findings from 1 review
Sensitivity for detection and diagnosis of early (enamel) caries · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted teeth of children or…
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population (children and adults) in East Africa
Caries prevalence in primary dentition was 39.5% (95% CI 26.9 to 52.1); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Fracture of restorations · People with permanent or adult posterior teeth requiring restoration (parallel-group trials involved children aged 6 to 12 years)
Direct composite resin restoration showed no clear difference in fracture of restorations compared with amalgam restoration (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Full-mouth bleeding score (FMBS) · Adolescents/teenagers undergoing orthodontic treatment
A single study reported a lower full-mouth bleeding score with aligners versus fixed appliances in adolescents at 12 months (MD -20.44, 95% CI -22.98 to -17.90; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review