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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.
21 questions in 7 reviews · cluster CL0362
current versionsNo studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 21 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
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| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Intervention NR Early childhood caries (ECC), prevalence · Study design: hospital-based Prevalence and risk factors for early childhood caries in North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) | Prevalence 64 [40, 89] | 2 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Early childhood caries (ECC), prevalence · Study design: school-based Prevalence and risk factors for early childhood caries in North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) | Prevalence 55 [44, 67] | 9 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Early childhood caries (ECC), prevalence · Study design: population-based Prevalence and risk factors for early childhood caries in North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) | Prevalence 57 [44, 70] | 7 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Early childhood caries (ECC), prevalence · Study site: urban and rural (both) Prevalence and risk factors for early childhood caries in North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) | Prevalence 51 [35, 67] | 7 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Early childhood caries (ECC) - incidence/risk · Sensitivity analysis (Feldens 2010 excluded): breastfeeding >12 months Risk of Early Childhood Dental Caries Associated With Prolonged Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review and… (2025) | RR 1.37 [0.89, 2.12] | 6 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Early childhood caries (ECC), prevalence · Study site: urban Prevalence and risk factors for early childhood caries in North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2025) | Prevalence 59 [52, 67] | 9 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Dental caries (early childhood caries) · Narrative single study (Matee 1994): nocturnal breast-feeding Association of Breastfeeding and Early Childhood Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (2024) | OR 17.8 [6.3, 50.3] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Dental caries (early childhood caries) · Narrative single study (Lima 2016): no nocturnal BF vs nocturnal BF at 16 months Association of Breastfeeding and Early Childhood Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (2024) | OR 0.51 [0.39, 0.65] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Dental caries (early childhood caries) · Narrative single study (Ganesh 2022): BF during sleep Association of Breastfeeding and Early Childhood Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (2024) | AOR 6.5 | 1 study | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Dental caries in children · Children's age subgroup: 2 to 4 years Association between prenatal vitamin D deficiency with dental caries in infants and children: a systematic… (2024) | OR 1.20 [1.04, 1.36] | 4 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Dental caries (early childhood caries) · Narrative single study (Ganesh 2022): BF in early morning sleep hours Association of Breastfeeding and Early Childhood Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (2024) | AOR 3.7 | 1 study | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Dental caries (early childhood caries) · Narrative single study (Ganesh 2022): BF at beginning of sleep Association of Breastfeeding and Early Childhood Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (2024) | AOR 6.7 | 1 study | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Dental caries in primary dentition (presence) · Postnatal exposure; primary dentition; trim-and-fill adjusted (publication-bias sensitivity) Association between passive tobacco exposure and caries in children and adolescents. A systematic review and… (2018) | OR 1.72 [1.45, 2.05] | 13 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Dental caries in permanent dentition (presence) · Postnatal exposure; permanent dentition; trim-and-fill adjusted (publication-bias sensitivity) Association between passive tobacco exposure and caries in children and adolescents. A systematic review and… (2018) | OR 1.30 [1.25, 1.33] | 9 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Dental caries in primary dentition (presence) · Prenatal exposure; primary dentition; trim-and-fill adjusted (publication-bias sensitivity) Association between passive tobacco exposure and caries in children and adolescents. A systematic review and… (2018) | OR 1.46 [1.40, 1.52] | 4 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Dental caries (presence; primary or permanent dentition) · Trim-and-fill adjusted (publication-bias sensitivity) Association between passive tobacco exposure and caries in children and adolescents. A systematic review and… (2018) | OR 1.50 [1.36, 1.64] | 21 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Caries occurrence on sealed teeth · 12 months, original datasets only (permanent teeth) The modified Ottawa method to establish the update need of a systematic review: glass-ionomer versus resin… (2013) | RR 2.61 [0.61, 11.14] | 2 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Caries occurrence on sealed teeth · 6 months, original datasets only (permanent teeth) The modified Ottawa method to establish the update need of a systematic review: glass-ionomer versus resin… (2013) | RR 1.81 [0.39, 8.37] | 3 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Caries occurrence on sealed teeth · 24 months, original datasets only (permanent teeth) The modified Ottawa method to establish the update need of a systematic review: glass-ionomer versus resin… (2013) | RR 2.10 [1.23, 3.58] | 4 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Risk of caries occurrence · Main analysis; resin-based (Mat 1) Validity of sealant retention as surrogate for caries prevention--a systematic review. (2013) | Mean risk (proportion of sealed teeth) 0.12 (SD 0.14) | 54 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Risk of caries occurrence · Main analysis; GIC-based (Mat 2) Validity of sealant retention as surrogate for caries prevention--a systematic review. (2013) | Mean risk (proportion of sealed teeth) 0.12 (SD 0.08) | 22 studies | Ungraded |