Intervention not reported
Dental caries in permanent teeth · Children (permanent dentition) worldwide
In Africa, the pooled prevalence of permanent-teeth caries in children was 58.9% (95% CI 29.4 to 83.1); certainty not graded.
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Dental caries in permanent teeth · Children (permanent dentition) worldwide
In Europe, the pooled prevalence of permanent-teeth caries in children was 44.1% (95% CI 36.1 to 52.5); certainty not graded.
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Dental caries in permanent teeth · Children (permanent dentition) worldwide
In Australia, the pooled estimate of permanent-teeth caries prevalence in children was 54.9% (95% CI 50.9 to 58.8) from a single study; certainty not graded.
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Dental caries in permanent teeth · Children (permanent dentition) worldwide
The pooled worldwide prevalence of dental caries in permanent teeth in children was 53.8% (95% CI 50.0 to 57.5), with very high heterogeneity (I2=99.8%); certainty not graded.
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Dental caries in permanent teeth · Children (permanent dentition) worldwide
In the Americas, the pooled prevalence of permanent-teeth caries in children was 48.9% (95% CI 37.6 to 60.3); certainty not graded.
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Dental caries in permanent teeth · Children (permanent dentition) worldwide
In Asia, the pooled prevalence of permanent-teeth caries in children was 58.8% (95% CI 53.4 to 64.0); certainty not graded.
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Intervention not reported
Untreated dental caries prevalence
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Caries experience (mean DMFT) · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs
Mean DMFT ranges from 0.26 to 16.6 across LMIC urban/slum populations; ungraded.
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Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence in children
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Dental caries (self-reported history) · Japanese adults (present-study direct-to-consumer genetic testing cohort); self-reported disease cases vs controls
Gene-based analysis found ADGRL2 significantly associated with dental caries (FDR q<0.05); ungraded.
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Dental caries prevalence and severity · Persons with disabilities (children and adults with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, hearing impairment, or multiple disabilities)…
Dental caries prevalence and severity are high among persons with disabilities in Saudi Arabia (60% to over 80%), and the one comparative autism study reported significantly higher caries than controls; synthesized narratively (ungraded).
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Narrative synthesis (no pooled estimate). High dental caries burden among PWDs: caries prevalence 60% to over 80% (abstract). Alkahtani 2019 (hearing-impaired adults, single-arm): caries prevalence 82.2%, treatment…
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Dental caries prevalence · Nigerian individuals, including children and adults, with primary or permanent dentition
High-frequency sugar consumption was associated with 18% higher but non-significant odds of dental caries in Nigeria (OR 1.18, 95% CI 0.87 to 1.59; I2=36%; ungraded).
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Dental caries prevalence and severity · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)
No significant difference in dental caries/severity between ART regimens (very low certainty).
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Dental caries · Primary school children (aged 3-16 years) attending primary school in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
Among children aged 6-8 years, DMFT scores were significantly reduced (SMD -0.11); subgroup not separately GRADE-rated.
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Effectiveness of primary school-based interventions in improving oral health of children in low- and middle-income… 2022 All outcomesPost-intervention; follow-up varied across studies (interventions ranged from <2 years to >=2 years and longer) · Primary schools in low- and middle-income countries (Southeast Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, eastern Mediterranean) · Age 6-8 years
SMD -0.11 [-0.17, -0.04]
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GRADE not reported
Effectiveness of primary school-based interventions in improving oral health of children in low- and middle-income… 2022 All outcomesPost-intervention; follow-up varied across studies (interventions ranged from <2 years to >=2 years and longer) · Primary schools in low- and middle-income countries (Southeast Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, eastern Mediterranean) · <=3 intervention activities
SMD -0.58 [-1.62, 0.45]
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GRADE not reported
Effectiveness of primary school-based interventions in improving oral health of children in low- and middle-income… 2022 All outcomes<2 years · Primary schools in low- and middle-income countries (Southeast Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, eastern Mediterranean) · Intervention duration <2 years
SMD 0.01 [-0.16, 0.18]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
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DMFT/DMFS index (dental caries experience) · People who use drugs (PWUD): methamphetamine, heroin, opiate, cannabis and cocaine users
Illicit drug use was associated with substantially higher odds of dental caries experience (DMFT) (pooled OR 4.11, 95% CI 2.07-8.15; 7 studies; high heterogeneity I2=90.5%; ungraded).
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Intervention not reported
Dental caries (early childhood caries)
The intervention led to higher dental caries (early childhood caries); GRADE not reported.
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OR 17.8 [6.3, 50.3]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Dental caries (early childhood caries)
The intervention led to lower dental caries (early childhood caries); GRADE not reported.
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Dental caries (early childhood caries)
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AOR 6.5
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GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Preschool children (<6 years)
Breastfeeding for <4 vs ≥4 months was not significantly associated with early childhood caries (RR 0.95, 95% CI 0.80-1.13; ungraded).
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Early childhood caries (ECC) · Preschool children (<6 years)
In cohort studies, breastfeeding for <6 vs ≥6 months was not significantly associated with early childhood caries (RR 0.97, 95% CI 0.88-1.06; ungraded).
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