Learning disability (CLD) vs No learning disability (CNLD)
Dental caries in permanent teeth · Children aged 1-18 years
Across all learning disabilities, meta-analysis found no evidence of a difference in permanent-tooth caries experience (DMFT) between children with and without learning disabilities (SMD -0.43, 95% CI -0.91 to 0.05; 16 studies; certainty not graded).
4 findings 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 countriesSMD -0.43 [-0.91, 0.05]16 studiesGRADE not reported
- 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 countries · Disability: mixed learning disabilitiesSMD 0.26 [-0.94, 1.47]2 studiesGRADE not reported
- 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 countries · Disability: autismSMD -0.28 [-1.31, 0.75]6 studiesGRADE not reported
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- 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 countries · Disability: Down syndromeSMD -0.73 [-1.28, -0.18]8 studiesGRADE not reported