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).
1 finding from 1 review
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%).
2 findings from 1 review
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%).
2 findings from 1 review
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%).
3 findings from 1 review
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).
2 findings from 1 review
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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Infant dental caries · Pregnant Alaska Native women and their infants
No infant caries outcomes were assessed because the proposed randomized trial was discontinued.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental caries estimates · People receiving or providing primary care; all ages, ability types, and locations
Seven studies measured change in dental caries estimates.
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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.
1 finding from 1 review
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.
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1.84 [1.39, 2.45]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Dental caries in adults · adults
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
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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Dental caries prevalence · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs
Dental caries prevalence in LMIC urban/slum populations ranges widely (13%-76%); not GRADE-rated (narrative synthesis).
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Prevalence of dental caries varied across age, gender and socioeconomic class, ranging from 13% (Nigeria) to 76% (Central India); prevalence >50% reported in India, Brazil, Malaysia and Rwanda; generally higher in…
14 studies
GRADE not reported
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).
1 finding from 1 review
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.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · Preschool children attending Al Ain pediatric dentistry department
Dental caries prevalence was 99.4%.
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Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
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Dental caries prevalence · Preschool children in Sharjah day cares
Caries prevalence was 77% in private day cares versus 22% in public day cares.
2 findings from 1 review