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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.
7 questions in 3 reviews · cluster CL0007
current versionsNo studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 7 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
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| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Sugary drinks/sweets consumption vs None (descriptive single-group pooled prevalence) Sugary drinks/sweets consumption prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries Individual, Family, and Socioeconomic Contributors to Dental Caries in Children from Low- and Middle-Income… (2022) | Prevalence 0.6974 [0.4784, 0.8773] | 7 studies | Ungraded |
Sugary or carbonated beverages vs Water Dental erosion · Five-year-old preschool children in Sharjah · Overall Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. (2021) | OR 0.30 [0.19, 0.41] | 1 study · 403 participants | Ungraded |
Vegetarian diet (any diet excluding all meat, poultry and fish) vs Nonvegetarian diet Presence of dental erosion · General population (children and adults) assessed for dental hard-tissue health · Adults only, excluding Linkosalo & Markkanen 1985 Vegetarian diet and its possible influence on dental health: A systematic literature review. (2020) | OR 2.56 [1.77, 3.71] | 4 studies | Ungraded |
Vegetarian diet (any diet excluding all meat, poultry and fish) vs Nonvegetarian diet Noncarious/cervical lesions and tooth wear (measures other than pooled dental erosion) · General population (children and adults) assessed for dental hard-tissue health Vegetarian diet and its possible influence on dental health: A systematic literature review. (2020) | Eleven studies reported on NCCL using six definitions (presence of NCCL, presence of dental erosion, presence and severity of tooth wear, dental abrasion, cervical buccal defects); the six reporting presence of dental… | NR | Ungraded |
Vegetarian diet (any diet excluding all meat, poultry and fish) vs Nonvegetarian diet Presence of dental erosion · General population (children and adults) assessed for dental hard-tissue health · Sensitivity analysis excluding Linkosalo & Markkanen 1985 (outlier) Vegetarian diet and its possible influence on dental health: A systematic literature review. (2020) | OR 1.97 [1.19, 3.27] | 5 studies | Ungraded |
Vegetarian diet (any diet excluding all meat, poultry and fish) vs Nonvegetarian diet Presence of dental erosion · General population (children and adults) assessed for dental hard-tissue health Vegetarian diet and its possible influence on dental health: A systematic literature review. (2020) | OR 2.40 [1.24, 4.66] | 6 studies | Ungraded |
Vegetarian diet (any diet excluding all meat, poultry and fish) vs Nonvegetarian diet Presence of dental erosion · General population (children and adults) assessed for dental hard-tissue health · Adults only Vegetarian diet and its possible influence on dental health: A systematic literature review. (2020) | OR 2.94 [1.64, 5.26] | 5 studies | Ungraded |