Systemic sclerosis (SSc / scleroderma) vs SSc-free individuals (controls)
Patient outcomes: mean number of filled teeth per 0- to 15-year-old · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)
No statistically significant difference in number of filled teeth between SSc patients and controls (SMD -0.12, CI includes 0); 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 -0.119 [-0.302, 0.063]2 studiesGRADE not reported