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).
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Dental caries · children
Meta-analysis of randomised trials of vitamin D supplementation for Dental caries: RR 0.53 (95% CI 0.43 to 0.65), statistically significant. Umbrella review outcome-level evidence grade: Probable.
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Dental caries susceptibility · Institutionalized orphan children (roughly 3 to 18 years)
Male institutionalized children had a marginally higher caries risk than females (RR 1.02), a non-significant difference (very low certainty).
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Dental caries susceptibility · Institutionalized orphan children (roughly 3 to 18 years)
Primary teeth may carry a higher caries risk than permanent teeth in institutionalized children (RR 1.31), but the difference is not statistically significant (very low certainty).
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Early childhood caries (ECC) · Preschool children (<6 years)
After excluding one study, nocturnal breastfeeding was associated with higher ECC risk (RR 3.05, 95% CI 2.40 to 3.87; I²=33%).
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Early childhood caries (ECC) · Preschool children (<6 years)
After excluding Peres et al. (2017), breastfeeding for less than 24 months was associated with fewer caries (RR 0.49, 95% CI 0.39 to 0.62; I²=6%).
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Early childhood caries (ECC) · Preschool children (<6 years)
After excluding five studies, breastfeeding was associated with lower ECC risk in cohort studies (RR 0.82, 95% CI 0.71 to 0.95; I²=0%).
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Early childhood caries (ECC) · Preschool children (<6 years)
Breastfeeding for <12 vs ≥12 months was associated with significantly fewer caries (RR 0.65, 95% CI 0.50-0.86), indicating breastfeeding beyond 12 months increases ECC risk (substantial heterogeneity; ungraded).
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Early childhood caries (ECC) · Preschool children (<6 years)
Breastfeeding for <18 vs ≥18 months was associated with significantly fewer caries (RR 0.41, 95% CI 0.18-0.92; substantial heterogeneity; ungraded).
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Dental caries in children · Children in cross-sectional studies from Europe
Maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with higher odds of childhood caries in the Europe subgroup.
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OR 1.55 [1.45, 1.66]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Dental caries in children · Children in cross-sectional studies
The cross-sectional association remained statistically significant after excluding Julihn et al. 2018.
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Dental caries in children · Children in cross-sectional studies from Asia
Maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with higher odds of childhood caries in the Asia subgroup.
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OR 1.84 [1.39, 2.45]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · Children or adolescents
Children with iron deficiency anemia are over three times more likely to have dental caries than non-anemic children (OR 3.64, 95% CI 2.45 to 5.40; moderate certainty).
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Dental caries prevalence · Children aged 2 to 8 years
The review reported 44% dental caries prevalence among children of mothers with low prenatal vitamin D.
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Caries experience · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)
ART was not associated with a significant difference in dental caries experience among CLWH (very low certainty).
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Dental caries · Individuals in Ethiopia assessed for dental caries
The presence of dental plaque was not significantly associated with dental caries (OR 5.14, 95% CI 0.67 to 39.39); certainty not graded.
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Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
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Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population (children and adults) in East Africa
Caries prevalence in permanent dentition (>=12 years) was 50.2% (95% CI 38.4 to 62.1); certainty not graded.
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Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population (children and adults) in East Africa
The pooled prevalence of dental caries in East Africa (2000-2020) was 45.7% (95% CI 38.0 to 53.4); certainty not graded.
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Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
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