Institutionalization (living in an orphanage/institution) vs Parented children living with their families
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
- Caries in orphan children: prevalence and determinants-a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2024 All outcomesOrphanages/childcare institutions in low- and middle-income countries (India, Iran, China, Yemen, Egypt, Lithuania, Malaysia) · Overall (pooled)MD 0.64 [-0.74, 2.01]4 studies · 1028 participantsVery low