High-frequency sugar consumption (three or more times daily) vs Low sugar intake (fewer than three times daily)
Early childhood caries experience (mean dmft) · Nigerian children with primary dentition (approximately 6 months to 5 years)
In primary dentition, high-frequency sugar consumption was associated with slightly higher, non-significant odds of caries (OR 1.13, 95% CI 0.23 to 5.44), with high heterogeneity (I2=83%; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between sugar intake and dental caries in Nigeria. 2024 All outcomesCommunity and school-based observational studies in Nigeria (12 of 14 in Southwest Nigeria) · Primary dentitionOR 1.13 [0.23, 5.44]2 studiesGRADE not reported