Dental caries · Primary school children in Ethiopia
A significant salivary microbial (Lactobacillus) load was associated with higher odds of dental caries (OR 3.82, 95% CI 3.439-4.192; ungraded).
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OR 3.82 [3.439, 4.192]
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Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
FokI(rs10735810) C allele was significantly associated with higher caries risk vs T allele (pooled OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.03-1.71); ungraded.
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Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
CC+CT genotype at FokI(rs10735810) was associated with ~1.87-fold higher caries risk than TT (dominant model, OR 1.87); ungraded.
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Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
FokI(rs2228570) recessive model: AA vs AG+GG was not significantly associated with dental caries (OR 1.09); ungraded.
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Dental caries · Children aged 2 to 8 years
The review reported an OR of 1.32 when prenatal vitamin D was measured at 6 to 38 gestational weeks.
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Dental caries · Primary school children in Ethiopia
Absence of toothpaste use was not significantly associated with dental caries (OR 1.42, 95% CI -1.278 to 4.109, p=0.3029; ungraded).
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OR 1.42 [-1.278, 4.109]
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Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
In the Real-time quantitative PCR genotyping subgroup, TaqI(rs731236) over-dominant model: TT+CC vs TC showed a significant association with caries (OR 1.52); ungraded.
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Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with caries risk in children: a systematic review and… 2024 All outcomesOver-dominant model (TT+CC vs TC) · Children under 18 years; case-control and cross-sectional studies (China, Czech Republic, Turkey, Brazil, India) · Real-time quantitative PCR genotyping
OR 1.52 [1.10, 2.10]
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Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with caries risk in children: a systematic review and… 2024 All outcomesOver-dominant model (TT+CC vs TC) · Children under 18 years; case-control and cross-sectional studies (China, Czech Republic, Turkey, Brazil, India) · Primary dentition
OR 1.49 [0.97, 2.28]
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Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with caries risk in children: a systematic review and… 2024 All outcomesOver-dominant model (TT+CC vs TC) · Children under 18 years; case-control and cross-sectional studies (China, Czech Republic, Turkey, Brazil, India) · Asian ethnicity
OR 1.38 [1.02, 1.87]
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Dental caries · Primary school children in Ethiopia
Being in grade levels 1-4 was associated with higher odds of dental caries (OR 2.46, 95% CI 1.523-3.397; ungraded).
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OR 2.46 [1.523, 3.397]
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Dental caries · Primary school children in Ethiopia
A high intake of sweets was associated with higher odds of dental caries (OR 2.71, 95% CI 1.968-3.451; ungraded).
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OR 2.71 [1.968, 3.451]
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Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
FokI(rs2228570) dominant model: AA+AG vs GG was not significantly associated with dental caries (OR 1.07); ungraded.
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Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
ApaI(rs7975232) dominant model: CC+CA vs AA was not significantly associated with dental caries (OR 0.91); ungraded.
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Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
Cdx-2(rs11568820) was reported by only one study and was not meta-analyzed; its association with caries risk is uncertain (ungraded).
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Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
TaqI/BglI(rs739837) dominant model: TT+TG vs GG was not significantly associated with dental caries (OR 1.09); ungraded.
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Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
After removing Zhang 2006, the recessive model at BsmI(rs1544410) remained non-significant (OR 0.86); ungraded.
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Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
After removing Zhang 2006, the over-dominant model at BsmI(rs1544410) remained non-significant (OR 0.85); ungraded.
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Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
TaqI/BglI(rs739837) over-dominant model: TT+GG vs TG was not significantly associated with dental caries (OR 0.89); ungraded.
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Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
Recessive model (CC vs CT+TT) at FokI(rs10735810) showed no significant association with caries (OR 1.23, 95% CI 0.97-1.55); ungraded.
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Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
ApaI(rs7975232) over-dominant model: CC+AA vs CA was not significantly associated with dental caries (OR 0.91); ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
FokI(rs2228570) over-dominant model: AA+GG vs AG was not significantly associated with dental caries (OR 1.04); ungraded.
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Dental caries · Children aged 2 to 8 years
The review reported a slightly higher odds ratio at maternal prenatal vitamin D ≤35 nmol/L than at ≤50 nmol/L, without a numeric value in the available sources.
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