Learning disability (CLD) vs No learning disability (CNLD)
Care index (CI), permanent teeth · Children aged 1-18 years
The care index (met dental care need) for permanent teeth could not be meta-analyzed because no study reported variance; it was lower or equal in children with learning disabilities in 5 of 8 studies (certainty not graded).
1 finding from 1 review
- Dental caries experience, care index and restorative index in children with learning disabilities and children without… 2019 All outcomesCommunity and clinical settings (specialist paediatric dental clinics to school classrooms); 25 studies across 18 countriesMean care index CLD 0.12 (SD 0.12) vs CNLD 0.18 (SD 0.27) for permanent teeth; CI in CLD was less than or equal to CNLD in 5 of 8 studies. Not meta-analyzed (no variance data reported in any study).8 studiesGRADE not reported