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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.
54 questions in 5 reviews · cluster CL0325
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| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Country: Sudan Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 0.49 [0.461, 0.519] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Caries experience measurement (mean D(M)FS, enamel lesions included) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses only) Caries experience (mean DMFS) · European adolescents aged 12–19 years · Examination type: full-mouth Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | MEAN 6.56 [4.55, 9.47] | 12 studies | Ungraded |
Caries assessment at enamel threshold vs None Caries experience · European adolescents aged 12 years · Exact age Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | Mean DMFS 5.62 [3.78, 8.37] | 9 studies | Ungraded |
Caries experience measurement (mean D(M)FS, enamel lesions included) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses only) Caries experience (mean DMFS) · European adolescents aged 12–19 years · Age group: 16–19 years Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | MEAN 7.61 [3.78, 15.30] | 4 studies | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Country: Libya Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 2.11 [1.178, 3.038] | 2 studies | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Setting: Urban Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 1.325 [0.974, 1.675] | 10 studies | Ungraded |
Caries assessment at enamel threshold vs None Caries experience · European adolescents aged 13 years · Exact age Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | Mean DMFS 1.45 [1.06, 1.98] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Country: Kenya Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 0.91 [0.295, 1.525] | 3 studies | Ungraded |
Not applicable vs Not applicable Mean DMFT score · Children aged 12 years (plus or minus one year) in Africa · Overall, publication-period analysis Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | Mean DMFT 1.0900 [0.9143, 1.2657] | NR | Ungraded |
Caries assessment at enamel threshold vs None Caries experience · European adolescents aged 17 years · Exact age Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | Mean DMFS 4.50 [3.63, 5.57] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Caries experience measurement (mean D(M)FS, enamel lesions included) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses only) Caries experience (mean DMFS) · European adolescents aged 12–19 years · Publication year: ≥ 2010 Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | MEAN 6.24 [4.16, 9.37] | 10 studies | Ungraded |
Enamel caries quantification (DeS/DeT within total D(M)FS/D(M)FT) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses only) Enamel caries proportion of total caries experience · European adolescents aged 12–19 years Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | Proportion 0.50 [0.39, 0.65] | 7 studies · 7056 participants | Ungraded |
Caries experience measurement (mean D(M)FS, enamel lesions included) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses only) Caries experience (mean DMFS) · European adolescents aged 12–19 years · Examination type: partial-mouth Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | MEAN 3.53 [1.62, 7.70] | 2 studies | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Country: Algeria Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 1.69 [1.463, 1.917] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Data collection period: 2000-2004 Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 0.994 [0.731, 1.257] | 14 studies | Ungraded |
Caries experience measurement (mean D(M)FS, enamel lesions included) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses only) Caries experience (mean DMFS) · European adolescents aged 12–19 years Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | MEAN 5.93 [4.82, 7.28] | 14 studies · 17658 participants | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Data collection period: >2015 Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 1.802 [1.492, 2.111] | 6 studies | Ungraded |
Caries experience measurement (mean D(M)FS, enamel lesions included) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses only) Caries experience (mean DMFS) · European adolescents aged 12–19 years · Examination year: ≥ 2010 Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | MEAN 5.21 [2.30, 11.81] | 6 studies | Ungraded |
Caries experience measurement (mean D(M)FS, enamel lesions included) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses only) Caries experience (mean DMFS) · European adolescents aged 12–19 years · Examination year: < 2010 Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | MEAN 7.54 [5.46, 10.43] | 7 studies | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Setting: Urban/rural (unspecified) Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 1.005 [0.797, 1.212] | 10 studies | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Country: Tanzania Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 0.61 [0.314, 0.902] | 2 studies | Ungraded |
Caries experience measurement (mean D(M)FS, enamel lesions included) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses only) Caries experience (mean DMFS) · European adolescents aged 12–19 years · Region: Scandinavian Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | MEAN 4.43 [2.52, 7.81] | 8 studies | Ungraded |
Enamel caries quantification (DeS/DeT within total D(M)FS/D(M)FT) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses only) Enamel caries proportion of total caries experience · European adolescents aged 12–19 years · Age group: 16–19 years Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | Proportion 0.37 [0.24, 0.56] | 3 studies | Ungraded |
Not applicable vs Not applicable Mean DMFT score · Children aged 12 years (plus or minus one year) in Africa · Overall, urban/rural-status analysis Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | Mean DMFT 1.1444 [0.9780, 1.3108] | NR | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Setting: Rural Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 1.133 [0.863, 1.404] | 11 studies | Ungraded |
Caries experience measurement (mean D(M)FS, enamel lesions included) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses only) Caries experience (mean DMFS) · European adolescents aged 12–19 years · Publication year: < 2010 Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | MEAN 5.48 [4.27, 8.47] | 4 studies | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Country: Uganda Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 0.81 [0.646, 0.979] | 3 studies | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Country: Zimbabwe Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 0.98 [0.829, 1.121] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Caries assessment at enamel threshold vs None Caries experience · European adolescents aged 15 years · Exact age Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | Mean DMFS 6.62 [4.71, 9.30] | 7 studies | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Country: The Gambia Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 2.27 [1.931, 2.609] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Enamel caries quantification (DeS/DeT within total D(M)FS/D(M)FT) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses only) Enamel caries proportion of total caries experience · European adolescents aged 12–19 years · Age group: 12–15 years Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | Proportion 0.56 [0.42, 0.76] | 8 studies | Ungraded |
Caries experience measurement (mean D(M)FS, enamel lesions included) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses only) Caries experience (mean DMFS) · European adolescents aged 12–19 years · Age group: 12–15 years Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | MEAN 5.58 [4.33, 7.21] | 17 studies | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Data collection period: 2010-2014 Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 0.580 [0.320, 0.841] | 5 studies | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Country: Nigeria Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 0.60 [0.372, 0.833] | 4 studies | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 1.09 [0.914, 1.266] | 28 studies | Ungraded |
Caries assessment at enamel threshold vs None Caries experience · European adolescents aged 18 years · Exact age Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | Mean DMFS 14.98 [11.87, 18.90] | 2 studies | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Country: Eritrea Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 2.50 [2.173, 2.827] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Country: South Africa Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 1.13 [0.795, 1.454] | 6 studies | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Data collection period: 2005-2009 Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 1.085 [-0.092, 2.260] | 2 studies | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Country: Burkina Faso Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 0.70 [0.639, 0.761] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Country: Sao Tome Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 1.63 [1.509, 1.747] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Caries assessment at enamel threshold vs None Caries experience · European adolescents aged 16 years · Exact age Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | Mean DMFS 3.29 [2.49, 4.36] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Caries experience measurement (mean D(M)FS, enamel lesions included) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses only) Caries experience (mean DMFS) · European adolescents aged 12–19 years · Region: non-Scandinavian Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | MEAN 8.89 [6.41, 12.33] | 6 studies | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth, DMFT; WHO criteria) vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year) Caries severity (mean DMFT) · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa · Country: Malawi Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | MEAN 0.67 [0.631, 0.709] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth) · Individuals with permanent dentition in East Africa · Ethiopia Prevalence of Dental Caries and Associated Factors in East Africa, 2000-2020: Systematic Review and… (2021) | MEAN 1.182 [1.135, 1.229] | NR | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Mean dmft (decayed, missing, filled primary teeth) · Children with primary dentition in East Africa Prevalence of Dental Caries and Associated Factors in East Africa, 2000-2020: Systematic Review and… (2021) | MEAN 2.237 [1.293, 3.181] | 11 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth) · Individuals with permanent dentition in East Africa · Tanzania Prevalence of Dental Caries and Associated Factors in East Africa, 2000-2020: Systematic Review and… (2021) | MEAN 0.945 [0.421, 1.468] | NR | Ungraded |
Caries severity measurement (mean dmft for primary dentition; mean DMFT for permanent dentition) vs None (descriptive prevalence review) Caries severity/experience (mean dmft and DMFT) · Healthy children and adolescents (primary and permanent dentition) in the United Arab Emirates Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. (2021) | Mean dmft (primary dentition) ranged from 0.75 (non-Emirati preschoolers, Abu Dhabi) to 10.9 (children at a pediatric dentistry department in Al Ain); among Emiratis mean dmft ranged 3.07-10.9. Mean DMFT (permanent… | NR | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth) · Individuals with permanent dentition in East Africa · Eritrea Prevalence of Dental Caries and Associated Factors in East Africa, 2000-2020: Systematic Review and… (2021) | MEAN 2.273 [1.884, 2.661] | NR | Ungraded |
Down syndrome (oral health status) vs Healthy controls Oral health status (caries, DMFT, calculus, erosion, malocclusion, treatment indices) · Children with Down syndrome in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. (2021) | Ghaith et al. (Dubai) reported dental decay in 57.6% of children with Down syndrome (same as controls) but a higher mean DMFT (2.73 vs 1.65) and calculus index (0.25 vs 0.07), higher erosion prevalence/severity, and… | 1 study | Ungraded |