Residence in weakly contaminated area (approx. 1-5 Ci/km2) vs Residence in non-contaminated (non-exposed) area (<1 Ci/km2)
Dental caries · Children aged 5-7 years (early school-age)
In early school-age children (5-7 y) from weakly contaminated areas, individual cross-sectional studies reported mostly higher but inconsistent DMFT/dmft in exposed vs non-exposed children; the review did not pool the data 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) · weak contaminationWMD 0.45 [0.32, 0.58]1 study · 117 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) · weak contaminationWMD 6.51 [6.11, 6.91]1 study · 27 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) · weak contaminationWMD 4.65 [4.50, 4.80]1 study · 165 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) · weak contaminationWMD 0.22 [0.10, 0.34]1 study · 117 participantsGRADE not reported