Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) vs Children and adolescents without JIA (healthy peers)
Dental maturation (tooth calcification) · Children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Evidence on dental maturation was divergent across two studies (one found more advanced maturation in JIA, one found no difference); no clear conclusion (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
- Oral health in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis - a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2019 All outcomesFinland and Germany (Lehtinen 2000; Ley 2009)Two studies gave divergent results: Lehtinen et al. [24] documented more advanced dental development in children with JIA, whereas Ley et al. [40] found dental maturity within the norms of healthy peers.2 studiesGRADE not reported