Systemic sclerosis (SSc / scleroderma) vs SSc-free individuals (controls)
DMFT/DMFS index (dental caries experience) · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)
No statistically significant difference in DMFT index between SSc patients and controls (SMD -0.03, CI includes 0); certainty ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
- Oral manifestations of patients with systemic sclerosis: a meta-analysis for case-controlled studies. 2021 All outcomesHospital/clinic-based case-control studies from Asia, America and EuropeSMD -0.025 [-0.296, 0.247]3 studiesGRADE not reported