Dental caries in children · Children (approx. 4-18 years)
Waist circumference was not significantly associated with childhood dental caries (pooled OR 1.08, 95% CI 0.90 to 1.30; I2=47.7%); ungraded.
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Dental caries in children · Children aged 4 to 6 years whose mothers' prenatal vitamin D status was assessed
Among children aged 4-6 years, prenatal vitamin D deficiency is associated with significantly higher odds of dental caries (OR 1.44, 95% CI 1.32-1.56); ungraded.
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Association between prenatal vitamin D deficiency with dental caries in infants and children: a systematic review and… 2024 All outcomesPrenatal exposure; dental caries at 4 to 6 years · Observational pregnancy/birth-cohort studies (one cross-sectional), mostly in developed countries (USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, New Zealand, Turkey) · Children's age subgroup: 4 to 6 years
OR 1.44 [1.32, 1.56]
8 studies
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · Children with exclusively primary dentition (age ≤71 months)
In a meta-analysis of two cross-sectional studies, breastfed children had lower odds of dental caries than bottle-fed children (OR 0.43, 95% CI 0.23 to 0.80); certainty was not formally graded.
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OR 0.43 [0.23, 0.80]
2 studies · 620 participants
GRADE not reported
Breast and Bottle Feeding as Risk Factors for Dental Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 2015 All outcomesKindergartens, hospitals and health centres; Kuwait, China, Syria, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Italy
Four studies showed that bottle fed children had more dental caries (p<0.05), while three studies found no such association (p>0.05); the review concluded that breastfeeding can protect against dental caries in early…
7 studies
GRADE not reported
Dental caries prevalence · adults
With a non-standard periodontitis definition, the association persisted (OR 1.38).
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Dental caries prevalence · Children (<18 years) with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in India
Dental caries affects about 64% of children with IDD in India (pooled prevalence 0.64, 95% CI 0.45-0.79; high heterogeneity; ungraded).
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Development of >=1 new carious lesion (caries incidence) · Caries-free children to young adults with premolars/molars requiring pit-and-fissure sealants
In the single study reporting it, caries incidence was 0% in both the laser-alone and acid-etching groups (ungraded, single study).
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Karaman 2013 (Er,Cr:YSGG laser vs acid-etching): incidence of caries was 0% in both groups; not meta-analyzed.
1 study · 16 participants
GRADE not reported
Development of >=1 new carious lesion (caries incidence) · Children (high caries risk) with permanent molars requiring pit-and-fissure sealants
Caries incidence was 10% with laser-plus-acid versus 22% with acid-etching at 18 months, a non-significant difference (ungraded, single study).
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Durmus 2017 (Er:YAG laser+acid vs acid-etching): caries incidence 10% (n=8) in the laser-plus-acid group vs 22% (n=18) in the acid-etching group at 18 months; difference not statistically significant (P > 0.05).
1 study · 51 participants
GRADE not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Children aged 12 years (plus or minus one year) in Africa
The pooled dental-caries prevalence was 0.3657 (95% CI 0.3065 to 0.4250); GRADE was not reported.
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Prevalence 0.3657 [0.3065, 0.4250]
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Prevalence 0.356 [0.294, 0.417]
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Dental caries (by severity) · Human subjects stratified by dental caries severity and caries-free controls
rs1126478 was inversely associated with low-level dental caries in a single study (OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.47 to 0.90; ungraded).
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OR 0.65 [0.47, 0.90]
1 study
GRADE not reported
OR 1.20 [0.94, 1.54]
1 study
GRADE not reported
OR 1.04 [0.80, 1.34]
1 study
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OR 0.78 [0.70, 0.87]
1 study
GRADE not reported
OR 0.72 [0.65, 0.80]
1 study
GRADE not reported
OR 1.88 [1.50, 2.37]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental caries susceptibility · Ethnicity: Caucasian (n=2) individuals with caries/high caries and controls
The pooled odds ratio was 1.63 (95% CI 0.67 to 4.01).
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OR 1.63 [0.67, 4.01]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Dental caries susceptibility · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
No significant association between AG genotype vs AA genotype of ENAM rs1264848 and dental caries susceptibility (AG vs AA model: OR 1.21, 95% CI 0.88-1.65); certainty not graded.
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Dental caries susceptibility · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
No significant association between TT genotype vs CC genotype of AMELX rs6639060 and dental caries susceptibility (TT vs CC model: OR 1.04, 95% CI 0.43-2.51) in the Age group: Adults subgroup; certainty not graded.
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Dental caries susceptibility · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
No significant association between CT genotype vs CC genotype of AMELX rs946252 and dental caries susceptibility (CT vs CC model: OR 2.80, 95% CI 0.93-8.43) in the Ethnicity: Caucasian subgroup; certainty not graded.
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Dental caries susceptibility · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
No significant association between GG genotype vs AA + AG genotype of LTF rs1126478 and dental caries susceptibility (GG vs AA + AG model: OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.80-1.13) in the Age group: Children subgroup; certainty not graded.
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Dental caries susceptibility · Age group: Children (n=4) individuals with caries/high caries and controls
The pooled odds ratio was 0.98 (95% CI 0.87 to 1.10).
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OR 0.98 [0.87, 1.10]
4 studies
GRADE not reported
Dental caries susceptibility · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
The CT genotype of AMELX rs17878486 was associated with increased dental caries risk (CT vs CC model: OR 5.11, 95% CI 1.33-19.72) in the Ethnicity: Mixed subgroup; certainty not graded.
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Dental caries susceptibility · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
No significant association between GG genotype vs AA + AG genotype of ENAM rs3796704 and dental caries susceptibility (GG vs AA + AG model: OR 1.05, 95% CI 0.66-1.68) in the Control group: Low caries subgroup; certainty not graded.
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Dental caries susceptibility · Ethnicity: Caucasian (n=2) individuals with caries/high caries and controls
The pooled odds ratio was 0.95 (95% CI 0.35 to 2.55).
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OR 0.95 [0.35, 2.55]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Dental caries susceptibility · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
No significant association between CT + TT genotype (T-allele carriers) vs CC genotype of AMELX rs946252 and dental caries susceptibility (CT + TT vs CC model: OR 1.63, 95% CI 0.67-4.01) in the Ethnicity: Caucasian subgroup; certainty not graded.
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Dental caries susceptibility · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)
No significant association between T allele vs C allele of AMELX rs946252 and dental caries susceptibility (T vs C model: OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.53-1.86) in the Ethnicity: Mixed subgroup; certainty not graded.
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