Dental caries · Adult participants in 25 meta-regression studies
The unadjusted meta-regression coefficient for older mean age was 4.324884.
2 findings from 1 review
Dental caries · School children aged 11-17 years in Sharjah
Older age was associated with higher DMFT.
1 finding from 1 review
Projected mean DMFT (children below 5 years) · Alaska Native children (below age 18)
A simulation projected mean DMFT in children under 5 would fall from 7.4 to 4.9 under the PDHA model (certainty not graded).
1 finding from 1 review
Caries in primary teeth: dmft (3 years) · Institutionalized orphan children (roughly 3 to 18 years)
Primary-teeth caries experience (dmf) was higher in institutionalized children than parented children but not significantly so (pooled MD 0.64; very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth) · Institutionalized orphan children (roughly 3 to 18 years)
Permanent-teeth caries experience (DMF) was marginally higher in institutionalized children but essentially similar to parented children (pooled MD 0.09, not significant; very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Children aged 5-6 years in Ajman schools
High snack consumption was associated with higher mean DMFT.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Children aged 5-6 years in Ajman schools
Brushing at least twice daily was associated with lower mean DMFT.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · School children aged 11-17 years in Sharjah
Arab ethnicity was associated with higher DMFT.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · School children aged 11-17 years in Sharjah
Mean DMFT was 3.19.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Children aged 5-6 years in Ajman schools
Frequent snacking was associated with higher mean DMFT.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Preterm children (about 8 years old) in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
Mean DMFT was 1.00 in preterm children versus 0.38 in full-term children.
1 finding from 1 review
MEAN 1.00
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · School children aged 11-17 years in Sharjah
Higher paternal education was associated with lower DMFT.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · School children aged 11-17 years in Sharjah
Soft drink consumption was associated with higher DMFT.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · School children aged 11-17 years in Sharjah
Female sex was associated with higher DMFT.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · School children aged 15-17 years in Dubai schools
Mean dmft/DMFT was 2.70.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · School children aged 12-14 years in Dubai schools
Mean dmft/DMFT was 1.83.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · School children aged 5-7 years in Dubai schools
Mean dmft/DMFT was 3.87.
1 finding from 1 review
Caries experience (mean DMFT) · Children aged 12 years (plus or minus one year) in Africa
The pooled mean DMFT score was 1.0900 (95% CI 0.9143 to 1.2657); GRADE was not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Mean DMFT 1.0900 [0.9143, 1.2657]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Mean DMFT 1.1444 [0.9780, 1.3108]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Caries experience (mean DMFT) · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
The DMFT index was similar between groups, with only 1 of 5 comparative studies finding a significant difference; no meta-analysis was performed (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Adult participants in 25 meta-regression studies
The unadjusted meta-regression coefficient for low socioeconomic status was 10.49365.
2 findings from 1 review