Residence in heavily contaminated area (approx. 15-40 Ci/km2) vs Residence in non-contaminated (non-exposed) area (<1 Ci/km2)
Dental caries · Children aged 12-15 years (adolescents)
In adolescents (12-15 y) from heavily contaminated areas, individual studies gave inconsistent DMFT/dmft differences; the review did not pool them and drew no firm conclusion (ungraded).
4 findings from 1 review
- A systematic review of the caries prevalence among children living in Chernobyl fallout countries. 2019 All outcomesChernobyl fallout areas, Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Belarus, Russian Federation) · heavy contaminationWMD 1.06 [0.92, 1.20]1 study · 143 participantsGRADE not reported
- A systematic review of the caries prevalence among children living in Chernobyl fallout countries. 2019 All outcomesChernobyl fallout areas, Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Belarus, Russian Federation) · heavy contaminationWMD 0.67 [0.50, 0.84]1 study · 79 participantsGRADE not reported
- A systematic review of the caries prevalence among children living in Chernobyl fallout countries. 2019 All outcomesChernobyl fallout areas, Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Belarus, Russian Federation) · heavy contaminationWMD 4.45 [3.99, 4.91]1 study · 265 participantsGRADE not reported
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- A systematic review of the caries prevalence among children living in Chernobyl fallout countries. 2019 All outcomesChernobyl fallout areas, Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Belarus, Russian Federation) · heavy contaminationWMD -0.04 [-0.31, 0.23]1 study · 73 participantsGRADE not reported