Dental caries · Healthy children aged 6–24 months in Western industrialized countries
No eligible trials explored caregivers' feeding practices during complementary feeding and dental caries.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Dental caries · Children and adolescents (general population, aged under 20 years)
Across two studies, 50% showed any association of potential public health harm for dental caries (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Healthy children and adolescents in the United Arab Emirates
Higher snacking and soft-drink/sugar consumption were associated with more caries in most studies, though one study found no association with sweet-consumption frequency (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Soft drink consumption (Khadri et al.: 0.31, 95% CI 0.14-0.47) and a high extent of snacking (Hashim et al.: high vs low snack level aRR 1.46, 95% CI 1.26-1.70; snacking >=3x vs once daily aRR 1.25, 1.00-1.57) were…
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · Healthy children and adolescents in the United Arab Emirates
The association between parental education and caries was inconsistent; father's (but not consistently mother's) education was inversely associated with caries in some studies (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal education was not associated with children's caries in the Hashim et al. studies, whereas father's educational level was negatively associated with DMFT in Khadri et al. (secondary-aged children: -0.35, 95% CI…
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · Healthy children and adolescents in the United Arab Emirates
A higher frequency of dental visits was associated with lower caries, while problem-driven visiting was associated with higher severe early childhood caries (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Healthy children and adolescents in the United Arab Emirates
More frequent tooth brushing was generally protective against caries, though findings were somewhat inconsistent across studies (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Healthy children and adolescents in the United Arab Emirates
Evidence on socioeconomic status/income and caries was inconsistent: some studies linked lower income to higher caries while others found no association (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Findings were contradictory. Hashim et al. found children from low-income families had higher odds of severe early childhood caries (OR 1.43, 95% CI 1.11-1.85), and Ahmad et al. reported significantly higher DMFT in…
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
A gene-based analysis indicated that multiple LTF variants were jointly associated with dental caries risk (weighted TPM P = 0.0007; no pooled effect estimate; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
rs1126478 showed no significant association with dental caries under a co-dominant model (OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.72 to 1.32; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · adults
The review reported higher caries scores in reflux patients than healthy individuals but did not formally demonstrate causation.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
LTF rs11716497 showed no significant association with dental caries in a single study (OR 1.04, 95% CI 0.90 to 1.21; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
LTF rs11216477 was significantly associated with dental caries in a single study (OR 1.17, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.29; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
The additive-model association remained non-significant after excluding the adult-data study (OR 1.47, 95% CI 0.92 to 2.35; ungraded).
2 findings from 1 review
Dental caries · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
rs1126478 showed no significant association with dental caries under an allelic model (OR 1.41, 95% CI 0.48 to 4.13; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
rs1126478 showed no significant association with dental caries under a recessive model (OR 1.55, 95% CI 0.44 to 5.38; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
rs1126478 showed no significant association with dental caries under a dominant model (OR 1.32, 95% CI 0.43 to 4.03; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
LTF rs6441989 showed no significant association with dental caries in a single study (OR 1.02, 95% CI 0.92 to 1.14; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
LTF rs2073495 showed no significant association with dental caries in a single study (OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.86 to 1.15; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Children or adults (fit and healthy, or with a well-defined medical condition)
It is very uncertain whether any form of one-to-one oral hygiene advice (OHA) changes dental caries compared with no OHA (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
SoF: 1 study in adults reported only 'small and statistically insignificant changes' but no usable data; the other study on infants provided evidence of a benefit for OHA at 8 and 12 months but not at 4 months.…
2 studies · 244 participants
Very low
Dental caries · Children or adults (fit and healthy, or with a well-defined medical condition)
1 finding from 1 review
SoF: 1 study in children between the ages of 1 year and 6 years old reported 'statistically significant (P < 0.05) improvement' for personalised OHA but did not report usable data. Results: Lepore 2011 not estimable…
1 study · 69 participants
Very low