Dental caries · Individuals in East Africa assessed for dental caries
Residency was not significantly associated with dental caries (OR 0.962, 95% CI 0.595 to 1.554); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 38.5%
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Emirati preschool children in Ras Al Khaimah nurseries
Dental caries prevalence was 74.1%.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · Arab children with special health care needs in Ras Al Khaimah
Dental caries prevalence was 85.2%.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 85.2
1 study
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population (children and adults) in East Africa
Caries prevalence was lowest in Tanzania at 30.7% (95% CI 21.5 to 39.9); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Children (<12 years) and adolescents (12-18 years) with type 1 diabetes
Caries prevalence was highest in South American studies at 84% (95% CI 0.67 to 0.94); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Children (<12 years) and adolescents (12-18 years) with type 1 diabetes
Caries prevalence in Asian studies was 67% (95% CI 0.43 to 0.85); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Children (<12 years) and adolescents (12-18 years) with type 1 diabetes
Caries prevalence was lowest among those with good metabolic control at 47% (95% CI 0.30 to 0.64); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Children (<12 years) and adolescents (12-18 years) with type 1 diabetes
Caries prevalence in European studies was 57% (95% CI 0.41 to 0.72); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
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Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Children (<12 years) and adolescents (12-18 years) with type 1 diabetes
The pooled prevalence of dental caries among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes was 67% (95% CI 0.56 to 0.77), with high heterogeneity (I2=83%); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · Children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes assessed with DMFT
When restricted to studies using DMFT, the pooled dental caries prevalence was 62%.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 0.62
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Children (<12 years) and adolescents (12-18 years) with type 1 diabetes
Caries prevalence in the single North American study was 64% (95% CI 0.52 to 0.74); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Children (<12 years) and adolescents (12-18 years) with type 1 diabetes
Caries prevalence was lower in those with mean age >10 years at 57% (95% CI 0.45 to 0.68); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Children (<12 years) and adolescents (12-18 years) with type 1 diabetes
Caries prevalence was higher in those with mean age <=10 years at 80% (95% CI 0.74 to 0.85); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Children (<12 years) and adolescents (12-18 years) with type 1 diabetes
Caries prevalence among those with poor metabolic control was 66% (95% CI 0.43 to 0.83); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Development of >=1 new carious lesion (caries incidence) · Animal caries models (mice, rats, hamsters) challenged/colonized with Streptococcus mutans; one transgenic-plant antigen-expression system
In preclinical animal models, anticaries vaccines significantly reduced dental caries risk (pooled RR 0.53, 95% CI 0.46 to 0.62; random-effects), but the evidence is ungraded and limited to short-term animal studies.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.53 [0.46, 0.62]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Dental caries in children · Children of mothers assessed for smoking status during pregnancy (early childhood dental caries)
In the USA study, maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with increased odds of childhood dental caries (OR 1.85, 95% CI 1.38 to 2.49).
15 findings from 1 review
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and early childhood dental caries in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2024 All outcomesExposure during pregnancy; caries assessed in early childhood · Multiple countries (Japan, England, Australia, Poland, USA, Sweden, Italy, Singapore); population/community-based · Study region: USA
OR 1.85 [1.38, 2.49]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and early childhood dental caries in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2024 All outcomesExposure during pregnancy; caries assessed in early childhood · Multiple countries (Japan, England, Australia, Poland, USA, Sweden, Italy, Singapore); population/community-based · Dental examination: Clinical and radiographic examinations
OR 2.21 [2.09, 2.34]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and early childhood dental caries in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2024 All outcomesExposure during pregnancy; caries assessed in early childhood · Multiple countries (Japan, England, Australia, Poland, USA, Sweden, Italy, Singapore); population/community-based · Study region: Europe
OR 1.67 [1.40, 1.99]
4 studies
GRADE not reported
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Dental caries prevalence · Primary school children in Ethiopia
Among studies using systematic random sampling, the pooled prevalence of dental caries was 35% (ungraded; CI not reported).
4 findings from 1 review
Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among primary school children in Ethiopia: systematic review and… 2024 All outcomesSchools; Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Finote Selam, Harer, Debre Birhan, North Showa) · Sampling technique: systematic random sampling
Prevalence 30 [15, 44]
2 studies · 554 participants
GRADE not reported
Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among primary school children in Ethiopia: systematic review and… 2024 All outcomesSchools; Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Finote Selam, Harer, Debre Birhan, North Showa) · Sampling technique: multi-stage random sampling
Prevalence 21 [19, 23]
1 study · 1736 participants
GRADE not reported
Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among primary school children in Ethiopia: systematic review and… 2024 All outcomesSchools; Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Finote Selam, Harer, Debre Birhan, North Showa) · Sampling technique: simple random sampling
Prevalence 42 [35, 49]
4 studies · 1421 participants
GRADE not reported
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Dental caries in children · Infants and children (aged about 2 to 8 years) whose mothers' vitamin D status was assessed during pregnancy
For prenatal vitamin D measured across gestational weeks 6-38, the OR of dental caries was 1.32 (no CI reported); ungraded.
3 findings from 1 review