Institutionalization (living in an orphanage/institution) vs Parented children living with their families
Dental caries prevalence · Institutionalized orphan children (roughly 3 to 18 years)
Institutionalized orphan children may be at higher risk of dental caries than parented children (pooled RR 1.19), but the estimate is imprecise and not statistically significant (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Caries in orphan children: prevalence and determinants-a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2024 All outcomesOrphanages/childcare institutions in low- and middle-income countries (India, Iran, China, Yemen, Egypt, Lithuania, Malaysia) · Overall (pooled)RR 1.19 [0.89, 1.59]4 studies · 1420 participantsVery low