Prenatal passive tobacco exposure (maternal smoking during pregnancy / in the womb) vs No passive tobacco exposure (non-exposed children)
Caries presence in primary teeth · Young children with primary (deciduous) dentition (aged 1 to 6 years at study start)
Prenatal (in-womb) tobacco exposure is associated with higher odds of caries in primary dentition (pooled OR 1.46, 95% CI 1.41 to 1.52; 4 studies; no heterogeneity); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
- Association between passive tobacco exposure and caries in children and adolescents. A systematic review and… 2018 All outcomesCommunity/population-based samples of children and adolescents (households, schools and clinics) across multiple countries; mostly cross-sectional surveys plus some cohort and case-control studies · Prenatal exposure; primary dentitionOR 1.463 [1.405, 1.523]4 studiesGRADE not reported