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What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 4 findings · 3 reviews · Dental caries

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Older age vs Younger adults (population mean age <=33.4 years)

Dental caries · School children aged 11-17 years in Sharjah

Older age was associated with higher DMFT.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. 2021 All outcomes
Overall
Regression coefficient 0.42 [0.27, 0.567]
1 study · 803 participants
GRADE not reported

Older adults (population mean age >33.4 years) vs Not applicable

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

Socioeconomic Factors and Caries in People between 19 and 60 Years of Age: An Update of a Systematic Review and… 2018 All outcomes
Country-level study populations · Unadjusted model
Meta-regression coefficient 4.324884
14 studies
GRADE not reported
Socioeconomic Factors and Caries in People between 19 and 60 Years of Age: An Update of a Systematic Review and… 2018 All outcomes
Country-level study populations · Model 1 adjusted
Meta-regression coefficient 5.248158
6 studies
GRADE not reported

Dementia (any type or severity) vs Older people without dementia

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

Oral health and orofacial pain in older people with dementia: a systematic review with focus on dental hard tissues. 2017 All outcomes
Older people aged 60 years or older; community-dwelling, assisted-living, and nursing-home settings
no estimate extracted
8 studies
GRADE not reported