What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 5 findings · 3 reviews · Dental caries

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 4 · 80%Very low 1 · 20%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Periodontitis (prevalence) · adults

Using adjusted ORs, caries remained associated with higher periodontitis odds (OR 1.57).

3 findings from 1 review

Association between periodontitis and dental caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2024 All outcomes
Population-based and clinical dental study samples; multiple countries (1994-2022) · Adjusted OR
OR 1.57 [1.32, 1.86]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Association between periodontitis and dental caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2024 All outcomes
Population-based and clinical dental study samples; multiple countries (1994-2022) · Crude OR
OR 2.35 [2.04, 2.70]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Association between periodontitis and dental caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2024 All outcomes
Population-based and clinical dental study samples; multiple countries (1994-2022) · Overall
OR 1.79 [1.36, 2.35]
5 studies
GRADE not reported

Periodontitis (prevalence) · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)

Periodontitis prevalence is significantly higher in systemic sclerosis patients than controls (OR 7.01); certainty ungraded.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral manifestations of patients with systemic sclerosis: a meta-analysis for case-controlled studies. 2021 All outcomes
Hospital/clinic-based case-control studies from Asia, America and Europe
OR 7.007 [3.529, 13.915]
3 studies
GRADE not reported

Acute necrotising ulcerative periodontitis prevalence · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)

No significant difference in acute necrotising ulcerative periodontitis between ART regimens (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on Oral Health among Children Living with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 2022 All outcomes
Hospitals and AIDS outpatient centres in India, Brazil, and several Asian countries
No significant difference in acute necrotising ulcerative periodontitis between CLWH on cART and those on monotherapy or dual therapy (no numeric estimate reported in the text); 1 study(ies).
1 study
Very low