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22 questions in 1 reviews · cluster CL0335
current versionsNo studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 22 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
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| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
No intervention (single-arm cohort estimates) vs No comparator First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate per person-year at risk 0.07 [0.06, 0.08] | 1 study | Ungraded |
No intervention (single-arm cohort estimates) vs No comparator First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate per person-year at risk 0.05 [0.05, 0.05] | 1 study | Ungraded |
No intervention (single-arm cohort estimates) vs No comparator First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate per person-year at risk 0.11 [0.09, 0.13] | 15 studies · 10768 participants | Ungraded |
No intervention (single-arm cohort estimates) vs No comparator First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate per person-year at risk 0.14 [0.13, 0.15] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Longer follow-up vs Shorter follow-up Caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Per additional year of follow-up, Adjusted for groups 1-4 including relevance of evidence and risk of bias Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Meta-regression beta per year of follow-up -0.02 [-0.05, 0.01] | 15 studies · 10768 participants | Ungraded |
Longer follow-up vs Shorter follow-up Caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Per additional year of follow-up, Adjusted for bitewings age at baseline and baseline caries experience Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Meta-regression beta per year of follow-up 0.00 [-0.00, 0.01] | 15 studies · 10768 participants | Ungraded |
Longer follow-up vs Shorter follow-up Caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Per additional year of follow-up, Adjusted for bitewings and age at baseline Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Meta-regression beta per year of follow-up 0.00 [-0.00, 0.01] | 15 studies · 10768 participants | Ungraded |
Longer follow-up vs Shorter follow-up Caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Per additional year of follow-up, Adjusted for groups 1-3 including decade and preventive intervention Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Meta-regression beta per year of follow-up -0.00 [-0.02, 0.02] | 15 studies · 10768 participants | Ungraded |
No intervention (single-arm cohort estimates) vs No comparator First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate per person-year at risk 0.14 [0.12, 0.16] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Longitudinal follow-up over time (natural caries progression; no assigned intervention) vs Within-cohort change from baseline to follow-up (>=3 y) Caries incidence rate (first D3 lesion) per person-year at risk (permanent dentition) · Children and adolescents (permanent dentition, D3, up to 21 y), Western or comparable populations · Per person-year at risk Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate (per person-year at risk) 0.11 [0.09, 0.13] | 15 studies · 10768 participants | Ungraded |
No intervention (single-arm cohort estimates) vs No comparator First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate per person-year at risk 0.16 [0.15, 0.17] | 1 study | Ungraded |
No intervention (single-arm cohort estimates) vs No comparator First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate per person-year at risk 0.12 [0.12, 0.12] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Longer follow-up vs Shorter follow-up Caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Per additional year of follow-up, Not adjusted Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Meta-regression beta per year of follow-up -0.00 [-0.01, 0.01] | 15 studies · 10768 participants | Ungraded |
No intervention (single-arm cohort estimates) vs No comparator First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate per person-year at risk 0.14 [0.13, 0.16] | 1 study | Ungraded |
No intervention (single-arm cohort estimates) vs No comparator First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate per person-year at risk 0.20 [0.18, 0.23] | 1 study | Ungraded |
No intervention (single-arm cohort estimates) vs No comparator First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate per person-year at risk 0.06 [0.06, 0.06] | 1 study | Ungraded |
No intervention (single-arm cohort estimates) vs No comparator First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate per person-year at risk 0.11 [0.10, 0.12] | 1 study | Ungraded |
No intervention (single-arm cohort estimates) vs No comparator First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate per person-year at risk 0.21 [0.18, 0.25] | 1 study | Ungraded |
No intervention (single-arm cohort estimates) vs No comparator First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate per person-year at risk 0.12 [0.11, 0.13] | 1 study | Ungraded |
No intervention (single-arm cohort estimates) vs No comparator First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate per person-year at risk 0.09 [0.09, 0.10] | 1 study | Ungraded |
No intervention (single-arm cohort estimates) vs No comparator First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate per person-year at risk 0.06 [0.06, 0.07] | 1 study | Ungraded |
No intervention (single-arm cohort estimates) vs No comparator First dentine caries incidence rate per person-year at risk (D3) · Caries-free children and adolescents with permanent dentition · Follow-up of at least 3 years Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. (2019) | Incidence rate per person-year at risk 0.09 [0.09, 0.09] | 1 study | Ungraded |