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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.
56 questions in 15 reviews · cluster CL0063
current versionsNo studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 52 · 92.9%Very low 3 · 5.4%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 1.8%High 0 · 0%
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| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) vs Healthy controls without IBD Dental caries (DMF-t/DMF-s and related caries indices) · Patients with IBD (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) and controls without IBD Oral Health Status in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Systematic Review. (2021) | Not meta-analyzed (heterogeneity of caries indices). Abstract: "in most studies, patients with IBD were characterized by higher values of caries indices." Table 3 examples (IBD/subtype vs control): Zhang 2020 DMF-t… | NR | Ungraded |
Observed population vs Not applicable Mothers believing fluoride does not prevent tooth decay · Emirati preschool children in Ras Al Khaimah nurseries · Mothers of Emirati preschool children (Ras Al Khaimah) Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. (2021) | Prevalence 13.7 | 1 study · 540 participants | Ungraded |
Dental visit because of a problem vs No dental visit in previous year Severe early childhood caries · 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) | OR 1.92 [1.49, 2.49] | 1 study · 1036 participants | Ungraded |
Preterm birth (<37 weeks gestation) vs Full-term birth (37 weeks or more gestation) Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 6 years or younger (preschool children) · Children aged 3 years or younger Relationship between preterm, low birth weight and early childhood caries: a meta-analysis of the… (2020) | OR 0.90 [0.59, 1.37] | 2 studies | Ungraded |
Preterm birth (<37 weeks gestation) vs Full-term birth (37 weeks or more gestation) Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 6 years or younger (preschool children) · Overall Relationship between preterm, low birth weight and early childhood caries: a meta-analysis of the… (2020) | OR 1.59 [1.36, 1.87] | 16 studies · 21279 participants | Ungraded |
Down syndrome (trisomy 21) vs Individuals without Down syndrome (healthy controls: siblings, schoolchildren or others) Dental caries (presence vs absence; all teeth, deciduous and permanent) · Individuals of any age (no age limit; ages 1 to 84 years across studies) Association between Dental Caries and Down Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (2015) | OR 0.36 [0.22, 0.57] | 2 studies · 314 participants | Ungraded |