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15 questions in 5 reviews · cluster CL0364
current versionsNo studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 15 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
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| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Intervention NR Decayed, missing, filled surfaces (DMFS) · Percentage of sites with CAL >=3 mm (tertiles); single study (Robert 2019); adjusted Association between periodontitis and dental caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2024) | OR 1.03 [1.00, 1.05] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Decayed, missing, filled surfaces (DMFS) · Periodontal disease severity (CDC-AAP); single study (Robert 2019); adjusted Association between periodontitis and dental caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2024) | OR 1.03 [1.01, 1.05] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Caries severity (mean DMFT) · Publication-bias adjusted (trim-and-fill) Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review… (2022) | Mean DMFT 0.47 [0.46, 0.48] | NR | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Caries experience - % with caries (descriptive), primary dentition · CL/P vs no CL/P; Table 4 (7 groups/6 studies) Caries in children with and without orofacial clefting: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | % caries experience CL/P 64.84% vs no CL/P 52.13% | 6 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Caries experience - mean dft (descriptive), primary dentition · CL/P vs no CL/P; Table 4 (1 group/1 study, Howe 2017) Caries in children with and without orofacial clefting: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | Mean dft (SD) CL/P 0.59 (SD 1.35) vs no CL/P 0.11 (SD 0.54) | 1 study | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Caries experience - mean dfs (descriptive), primary dentition · CL/P vs no CL/P; Table 4 (1 group/1 study, Dahllof 1989) Caries in children with and without orofacial clefting: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | Mean dfs (SD) CL/P 7 (SD 8.5) vs no CL/P 3.9 (SD 5.1) | 1 study | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Caries experience - mean dmfs (descriptive), primary dentition · CL/P vs no CL/P; Table 4 (6 groups/4 studies) Caries in children with and without orofacial clefting: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | Mean dmfs (SD) CL/P 4.1 (SD 3.52) vs no CL/P 3.2 (SD 2.75) | 4 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Caries experience - mean dmft (descriptive), primary dentition · CL/P vs no CL/P; Table 4 (15 groups/13 studies) Caries in children with and without orofacial clefting: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | Mean dmft (SD) CL/P 3.2 (SD 2.22) vs no CL/P 2.5 (SD 1.53) | 13 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Caries experience - % dft (descriptive), primary dentition · CL/P vs no CL/P; Table 4 (1 group/1 study) Caries in children with and without orofacial clefting: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022) | % dft CL/P 7.4 vs no CL/P 8.1 | 1 study | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Mean dmft · Preschoolers (AlKhayat, Dubai) Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. (2021) | Mean(SD) 1.55 (2.75) | 1 study | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth) · Somalia Prevalence of Dental Caries and Associated Factors in East Africa, 2000-2020: Systematic Review and… (2021) | MEAN 2.200 [2.200, 2.200] | 1 study | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Mean dmft · Nationals in public day cares (El Batawi) Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. (2021) | MEAN 0.8 | 1 study | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth) · Kenya Prevalence of Dental Caries and Associated Factors in East Africa, 2000-2020: Systematic Review and… (2021) | MEAN 1.410 [-0.045, 2.865] | 4 studies | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Mean dmft · Females (Gopinath) Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. (2021) | Mean(SD) 6.01 (4.95) | 1 study | Ungraded |
Intervention NR Mean dmft · Non-Emirati children (Elamin) Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. (2021) | Mean(SD) 0.75 (1.8) | 1 study | Ungraded |