Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) vs No cleft lip and/or palate (non-CL/P)
Early childhood caries experience (mean dmft) · Children in the primary dentition with non-syndromic cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) and comparable children without CL/P
In the combined primary and mixed dentition, there was no evidence of a difference in caries experience between children with and without CL/P (SMD 0.09, 95% CI -0.59-0.76; 5 studies; ungraded).
4 findings from 1 review
- Caries in children with and without orofacial clefting: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 2022 All outcomesChildren with CL/P and comparable non-CL/P children across 12 countries (India, Brazil, China, Sweden, UK, USA, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, Jordan, Thailand); studies published 1989-2021 · Primary and mixed dentitionSMD 0.09 [-0.59, 0.76]5 studies · 708 participantsGRADE not reported
- Caries in children with and without orofacial clefting: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 2022 All outcomesChildren with CL/P and comparable non-CL/P children across 12 countries (India, Brazil, China, Sweden, UK, USA, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, Jordan, Thailand); studies published 1989-2021 · Mixed dentitionSMD 1.74 [0.24, 3.25]4 studies · 789 participantsGRADE not reported
- Caries in children with and without orofacial clefting: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 2022 All outcomesChildren with CL/P and comparable non-CL/P children across 12 countries (India, Brazil, China, Sweden, UK, USA, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, Jordan, Thailand); studies published 1989-2021 · Primary dentitionSMD 0.27 [0.06, 0.49]10 studies · 2366 participantsGRADE not reported
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- Caries in children with and without orofacial clefting: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 2022 All outcomesChildren with CL/P and comparable non-CL/P children across 12 countries (India, Brazil, China, Sweden, UK, USA, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, Jordan, Thailand); studies published 1989-2021 · Overall (all dentition groups)SMD 0.46 [0.15, 0.77]16 studies · 3863 participantsGRADE not reported