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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.

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2 questions in 2 reviews · intervention: Exposure: maternal/perinatal · outcome domain: Caries increment (DMFS/DMFT)

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No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 2 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

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QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
High maternal allostatic load (chronic stress) and low socioeconomic status vs Lower maternal allostatic load
Child dental caries experience · Mother-child pairs
Social-Biological Interactions in Oral Disease: A 'Cells to Society' View. (2016)
no estimate extracted1 study · 1184 participantsUngraded
Primary dental health aide (PDHA) service-delivery models (PDHA program; PDHA + intensive staffing; PDHA + robust prevention) vs Baseline pre-intervention service-delivery scenario
Projected mean DMFT (children below 5 years) · Alaska Native children (below age 18) · 20-year projection
Reducing Alaska Native paediatric oral health disparities: a systematic review of oral health interventions… (2013)
Mean DMFT, children <5 y 4.91 studyUngraded