Evidence Gaps

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews · All outcomes

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Caries experience (mean DMFT) · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs

Mean DMFT ranges from 0.26 to 16.6 across LMIC urban/slum populations; ungraded.

1 finding from 1 review

Systematic review of oral health in slums and non-slum urban settings of Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs):… 2024 All outcomes
Cross-sectional · Urban slums and non-slum/general-urban settings, LMICs
Mean DMFT (usually reported at population level) ranged from 0.26 to 16.6 across studies; the Missing component was typically highest and the Filled component lowest, reflecting limited access to dental care.
12 studies
GRADE not reported