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QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Multivariable caries prediction model vs Additional prediction model(s)
Coronal caries increment · Individuals of all ages · Follow-up ≥1 year, Gao,2013 [29]; model performance 7
Multivariable prediction models of caries increment: a systematic review and critical appraisal. (2023)
LR+ 1.04 [1.01, 1.08]1 studyUngraded
Multivariable caries prediction model vs Additional prediction model(s)
Coronal caries increment · Individuals of all ages · Follow-up ≥1 year, Birpou,2019 [25]; model performance 10
Multivariable prediction models of caries increment: a systematic review and critical appraisal. (2023)
LR+ 1.63 [1.17, 2.26]1 studyUngraded
Multivariable caries prediction model vs Additional prediction model(s)
Coronal caries increment · Individuals of all ages · Follow-up ≥1 year, Pang,2021 [19]; model performance 1
Multivariable prediction models of caries increment: a systematic review and critical appraisal. (2023)
LR+ 1.57 [1.24, 1.99]1 studyUngraded
Multivariable caries prediction model vs Additional prediction model(s)
Coronal caries increment · Individuals of all ages · Follow-up ≥1 year, Birpou,2019 [25]; model performance 8
Multivariable prediction models of caries increment: a systematic review and critical appraisal. (2023)
LR+ 1.88 [1.24, 2.74]1 studyUngraded
Multivariable caries prediction model vs Additional prediction model(s)
Coronal caries increment · Individuals of all ages · Follow-up ≥1 year, Pang,2021 [19]; model performance 3
Multivariable prediction models of caries increment: a systematic review and critical appraisal. (2023)
LR+ 1.73 [1.42, 2.12]1 studyUngraded
Multivariable caries prediction model vs Additional prediction model(s)
Coronal caries increment · Individuals of all ages · Follow-up ≥1 year, Hänsel Petersson,2002 [18]; model performance 1
Multivariable prediction models of caries increment: a systematic review and critical appraisal. (2023)
LR+ 2.03 [1.48, 2.79]1 studyUngraded
Multivariable caries prediction model vs Additional prediction model(s)
Coronal caries increment · Individuals of all ages · Follow-up ≥1 year, Birpou,2019 [25]; model performance 13
Multivariable prediction models of caries increment: a systematic review and critical appraisal. (2023)
LR+ 1.62 [1.12, 2.35]1 studyUngraded
Multivariable caries prediction model vs Additional prediction model(s)
Coronal caries increment · Individuals of all ages · Follow-up ≥1 year, Gao,2013 [29]; model performance 3
Multivariable prediction models of caries increment: a systematic review and critical appraisal. (2023)
LR+ 3.0 [2.36, 3.82]1 studyUngraded
Multivariable caries prediction model vs Additional prediction model(s)
Coronal caries increment · Individuals of all ages · Follow-up ≥1 year, Beck,1992 [24]; model performance 6
Multivariable prediction models of caries increment: a systematic review and critical appraisal. (2023)
LR+ 2.27 [1.95, 2.64]1 studyUngraded
Multivariable caries prediction model vs Additional prediction model(s)
Coronal caries increment · Individuals of all ages · Follow-up ≥1 year, Fontana,2011 [16]; model performance 1
Multivariable prediction models of caries increment: a systematic review and critical appraisal. (2023)
LR+ 1.90 [1.57, 2.31]1 studyUngraded
Multivariable caries prediction model vs Additional prediction model(s)
Coronal caries increment · Individuals of all ages · Follow-up ≥1 year, Gao.2010 [17]; model performance 4
Multivariable prediction models of caries increment: a systematic review and critical appraisal. (2023)
LR+ 10.26 [8.20, 12.84]1 studyUngraded
Multivariable caries prediction model vs Additional prediction model(s)
Coronal caries increment · Individuals of all ages · Follow-up ≥1 year, Gao,2013 [29]; model performance 8
Multivariable prediction models of caries increment: a systematic review and critical appraisal. (2023)
LR+ 1.04 [1.0, 1.08]1 studyUngraded
Multivariable prediction model of caries increment (>=3 predictors), e.g. logistic-regression or algorithm-based caries-risk models vs Alternative prediction model(s) within the same study, or no formal comparator (models compared descriptively; no between-model statistical test)
Predictive performance for coronal caries increment (negative likelihood ratio, LR-) · Children and adolescents (aged 2-19) at risk of coronal caries increment (caries onset or progression) · Follow-up >=1 year (included studies 1-5 years), Model validation studies
Multivariable prediction models of caries increment: a systematic review and critical appraisal. (2023)
No meta-analysis. Per-model LR- (Table 2) across the 9 validation studies ranged from about 0.14 to 1.13 (e.g. Gao 2013 NUS-CRA 0.26, CAMBRA 0.14-0.31, CAT up to ~1.10; Campus 0.20; Pang 2020 low-risk 1.13). Overall…9 studiesUngraded
Multivariable caries prediction model vs Additional prediction model(s)
Coronal caries increment · Individuals of all ages · Follow-up ≥1 year, Hänsel Petersson,2010 [31]; model performance 2
Multivariable prediction models of caries increment: a systematic review and critical appraisal. (2023)
LR+ 1.58 [1.38, 1.82]1 studyUngraded