Dental caries assessment (WHO/clinical diagnostic criteria; caries = DMFT>0) vs None (descriptive prevalence; random-effects pooled proportion)
Dental caries prevalence · Children (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 39% of children in LMICs had dental caries (pooled prevalence 0.387, 95% CI 0.284 to 0.495; 11 studies; very high heterogeneity I2=99%; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
- Individual, Family, and Socioeconomic Contributors to Dental Caries in Children from Low- and Middle-Income Countries. 2022 All outcomesLow- and middle-income countries (Brazil, Nigeria, Cambodia, Tanzania, Mexico, Ethiopia)Prevalence 0.387 [0.284, 0.495]11 studies · 11115 participantsGRADE not reported