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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.
4 questions in 3 reviews · cluster CL0056
current versionsNo studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 4 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
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| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic and behavioural factors (older age, lower education, lower income, poor oral hygiene/brushing, smoking, disadvantaged/slum residence, sex) vs Referent groups (younger, higher education/income, better oral hygiene, non-slum residence) Factors associated with oral diseases · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs · Cross-sectional Systematic review of oral health in slums and non-slum urban settings of Low and Middle-Income Countries… (2024) | Fourteen studies reported determinants: older age, less education, lower income, poor oral hygiene behaviour (brushing frequency, technique), infrequent dental visits and disadvantaged/slum residential setting were… | 14 studies | Ungraded |
Caregiver help with child tooth brushing vs None (descriptive single-group pooled prevalence) Caregiver help with tooth brushing 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 0.5408 [0.2663, 0.8025] | 3 studies · 830 participants | Ungraded |
Good brushing habits (>=2 daily tooth brushing) vs None (descriptive single-group pooled prevalence) Good brushing habits 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 0.5687 [0.3539, 0.7708] | 7 studies | Ungraded |
Tooth brushing at least twice daily vs Brushing less than daily Mean plaque score · Children aged 5-6 years in Ajman schools · Overall Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. (2021) | Adjusted difference -0.09 [-0.17, -0.00] | 1 study · 1036 participants | Ungraded |