Systemic sclerosis (SSc / scleroderma) vs SSc-free individuals (controls)
Mean number of decayed teeth (mean DT) · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)
Systemic sclerosis patients have a significantly higher number of decayed teeth than controls (SMD 0.19); certainty ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
- Oral manifestations of patients with systemic sclerosis: a meta-analysis for case-controlled studies. 2021 All outcomesHospital/clinic-based case-control studies from Asia, America and EuropeSMD 0.186 [0.007, 0.365]3 studiesGRADE not reported