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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 2 reviews · cluster CL0054
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Daily tooth brushing vs Reference (no/less brushing) Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa · Twice daily Prevalence and risk factors for early childhood caries in North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) | OR 0.033 [0.004, 0.276] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Brushing at recommended time vs Reference brushing time Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa Prevalence and risk factors for early childhood caries in North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) | OR 0.028 [0.004, 0.223] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Unsupervised tooth brushing vs Supervised brushing Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa Prevalence and risk factors for early childhood caries in North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) | OR 1.385 [0.809, 1.369] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Tooth brushing method (per source) vs Reference brushing method Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa Prevalence and risk factors for early childhood caries in North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) | OR 1.435 [1.207, 2.915] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Daily tooth brushing vs Reference (no/less brushing) Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa · Once daily Prevalence and risk factors for early childhood caries in North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) | OR 0.033 [0.004, 0.263] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Good brushing habits (>=2 daily tooth brushing) vs Children without dental caries Dental caries (association with good/>=2 daily brushing) · Children (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) | OR 0.65 [0.46, 0.92] | 7 studies · 5446 participants | Ungraded |
Caregiver help with child tooth brushing vs Children without dental caries Dental caries (association with caregiver help with tooth brushing) · Children (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) | OR 0.35 [0.13, 0.93] | 3 studies · 2016 participants | Ungraded |