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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.
12 questions in 2 reviews · intervention: Glass ionomer / ART · outcome domain: Caries increment (DMFS/DMFT)
current versionsNo studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 8 · 66.7%Very low 4 · 33.3%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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| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
HIV infection with antiretroviral therapy (ART/HAART) vs HIV-negative individuals Dental caries severity (dmft index, primary dentition) · Children and adolescents under 18 years with HIV · Not specified (cross-sectional), Cross-sectional studies; dmft index Association between antiretroviral therapy and dental caries in children and adolescents with HIV: a… (2025) | MD 0.92 [-0.09, 1.93] | 5 studies · 1502 participants | Very low |
HIV infection with antiretroviral therapy (ART/HAART) vs HIV-negative individuals Dental caries severity (dmfs index, primary dentition) · Children and adolescents under 18 years with HIV · Not specified (case-control), Case-control studies; dmfs index Association between antiretroviral therapy and dental caries in children and adolescents with HIV: a… (2025) | MD 5.15 [2.20, 8.11] | 2 studies · 185 participants | Ungraded |
HIV infection with antiretroviral therapy (ART/HAART) vs HIV-negative individuals Dental caries severity (DMFT index, permanent dentition) · Children and adolescents under 18 years with HIV · Not specified (cross-sectional), Cross-sectional studies; DMFT index Association between antiretroviral therapy and dental caries in children and adolescents with HIV: a… (2025) | MD 0.60 [-0.53, 1.72] | 4 studies · 1390 participants | Very low |
HIV infection with antiretroviral therapy (ART/HAART) vs HIV-negative individuals Dental caries severity (DMFT index, permanent dentition) · Children and adolescents under 18 years with HIV · Not specified (case-control), Case-control studies; DMFT index Association between antiretroviral therapy and dental caries in children and adolescents with HIV: a… (2025) | MD 0.85 [0.04, 1.66] | 2 studies · 204 participants | Very low |
HIV infection with antiretroviral therapy (ART/HAART) vs HIV-negative individuals Dental caries severity (dmfs index, primary dentition) · Children and adolescents under 18 years with HIV · Not specified (cross-sectional), Cross-sectional studies; dmfs index Association between antiretroviral therapy and dental caries in children and adolescents with HIV: a… (2025) | MD 4.00 [2.64, 5.36] | 1 study · 564 participants | Ungraded |
HIV infection with antiretroviral therapy (ART/HAART) vs HIV-negative individuals Dental caries severity (dmft index, primary dentition) · Children and adolescents under 18 years with HIV · Not specified (case-control), Case-control studies; dmft index Association between antiretroviral therapy and dental caries in children and adolescents with HIV: a… (2025) | MD 1.53 [1.39, 1.67] | 2 studies · 185 participants | Very low |
HIV infection with antiretroviral therapy (ART/HAART) vs HIV-negative individuals Dental caries severity (DMFS index, permanent dentition) · Children and adolescents under 18 years with HIV · Not specified (cross-sectional), Cross-sectional studies; DMFS index Association between antiretroviral therapy and dental caries in children and adolescents with HIV: a… (2025) | MD 2.00 [1.54, 2.46] | 1 study · 778 participants | Ungraded |
HIV infection with antiretroviral therapy (ART/HAART) vs HIV-negative individuals Dental caries severity (DMFS index, permanent dentition) · Children and adolescents under 18 years with HIV · Not specified (case-control), Case-control studies; DMFS index Association between antiretroviral therapy and dental caries in children and adolescents with HIV: a… (2025) | MD 1.10 [-0.25, 2.45] | 1 study · 105 participants | Ungraded |
Living with HIV and undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART/HAART) vs Healthy HIV-negative controls Dental caries prevalence (DMFT/dmft/DMFS/dmfs > 0) · Children and adolescents (<18 years) · Cross-sectional (case-control; single time point), Permanent dentition (DMFT > 0) Oral Health Status of Children and Adolescents Living with HIV Undergoing Antiretroviral Therapy: A… (2022) | OR 2.49 [1.86, 3.32] | 1 study · 724 participants | Ungraded |
Living with HIV and undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART/HAART) vs Healthy HIV-negative controls Dental caries prevalence (DMFT/dmft/DMFS/dmfs > 0) · Children and adolescents (<18 years) · Cross-sectional (case-control; single time point) Oral Health Status of Children and Adolescents Living with HIV Undergoing Antiretroviral Therapy: A… (2022) | OR 2.70 [2.01, 3.62] | 2 studies · 1028 participants | Ungraded |
Living with HIV and undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART/HAART) vs Healthy HIV-negative controls Dental caries prevalence (DMFT/dmft/DMFS/dmfs > 0) · Children and adolescents (<18 years) · Cross-sectional (case-control; single time point), Primary dentition (dmft > 0) Oral Health Status of Children and Adolescents Living with HIV Undergoing Antiretroviral Therapy: A… (2022) | OR 1.93 [1.34, 2.79] | 1 study · 564 participants | Ungraded |
Living with HIV and undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART/HAART) vs Healthy HIV-negative controls Dental caries severity (median DMFT/dmft/DMFS/dmfs) · Children and adolescents (<18 years) · Cross-sectional (case-control; single time point) Oral Health Status of Children and Adolescents Living with HIV Undergoing Antiretroviral Therapy: A… (2022) | Rajonson 2017 reported significantly higher median DMFT/dmft/DMFS/dmfs among CLWH than uninfected children below 12 years; no pooled effect estimate reported. | 1 study | Ungraded |