Longitudinal follow-up over time (natural caries progression; no assigned intervention) vs Within-cohort change from baseline to follow-up (>=3 y)
Annual increment in dmft (primary dentition) · Children (primary dentition, d3), Western or comparable populations
In the primary dentition, the annual dmft increment ranged from -0.3 to 0.3 across 4 studies; values were inconsistent because of tooth exfoliation and could not be pooled (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
- Caries Progression Rates Revisited: A Systematic Review. 2019 All outcomesPer year of follow-up · Western Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand (or comparable Western populations)-0.3 to 0.34 studies · 1734 participantsGRADE not reported