Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Dental caries susceptibility · Institutionalized orphan children (roughly 3 to 18 years)

Male institutionalized children had a marginally higher caries risk than females (RR 1.02), a non-significant difference (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Caries in orphan children: prevalence and determinants-a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2024 All outcomes
Orphanages/childcare institutions in low- and middle-income countries (India, Iran, China, Yemen, Egypt, Lithuania, Malaysia) · Overall (pooled)
RR 1.02 [0.96, 1.08]
5 studies · 2750 participants
Very low