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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

417 questions · 819 findings · 72 reviews · Oral Health

No studies found 9 · 1.1%GRADE not reported 759 · 92.7%Very low 39 · 4.8%Low 5 · 0.6%Moderate 6 · 0.7%High 1 · 0.1%

Presence of dental plaque vs Absence of dental plaque

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

Private day care vs Public day care

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

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.

1 finding from 1 review

Dental caries assessment (WHO/clinical diagnostic criteria; caries = DMFT>0) vs None (descriptive prevalence meta-analysis)

Dental caries prevalence · General Pakistani population (all ages and both sexes; predominantly children and adolescents)

In permanent dentition, the pooled prevalence of dental caries was 57.2% (95% CI 26.3 to 85.3); ungraded.

10 findings from 1 review
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Not applicable (single-group prevalence) vs Not applicable

Dental caries prevalence · General Pakistani population (all ages and both sexes; predominantly children and adolescents)

Fixed-effect pooled dental caries prevalence was 57.0% (95% CI 56.4% to 57.6%).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Dental caries prevalence · General population in Ethiopia (all ages, age range 6-100 years)

Caries prevalence was lowest in Addis Ababa at 34.20% (95% CI 8.42 to 59.97); certainty not graded.

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Dental caries prevalence · General population in Ethiopia (all ages, age range 6-100 years)

Caries prevalence in the Amhara region was 40.44% (95% CI 24.67 to 56.21); certainty not graded.

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Dental caries prevalence · General population in Ethiopia (all ages, age range 6-100 years)

Caries prevalence in other regions (Oromia, Harar, SNNPR) was 42.90% (95% CI 24.68 to 61.12); certainty not graded.

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Dental caries prevalence · General population in Ethiopia (all ages, age range 6-100 years)

Caries prevalence was highest in the Tigray region at 46.59% (95% CI 24.64 to 68.54); certainty not graded.

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Dental caries prevalence · General population in Ethiopia (all ages, age range 6-100 years)

The pooled prevalence of dental caries in Ethiopia (2000-2020) was 40.98% (95% CI 31.62 to 50.34), with very high heterogeneity (I2=98.6%); certainty not graded.

1 finding from 1 review