Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 4 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Probing pocket depth · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)

Probing depth is significantly increased in systemic sclerosis patients (SMD 3.10) with very high heterogeneity; certainty ungraded.

3 findings 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
SMD 3.101 [1.374, 4.829]
7 studies
GRADE not reported
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 · Other/non-Asia (Da Silva 2019, Iordache 2019, Isola 2017, Pischon 2016)
SMD 4.86 [1.61, 8.10]
4 studies
GRADE not reported
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 · Asia (Elimelech 2015, Leung 2011, Mayer 2013)
SMD 1.113 [0.751, 1.476]
3 studies
GRADE not reported

Sites with probing depth >= 4 mm · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)

Sites with probing depth >= 4 mm are significantly more frequent in SSc patients (SMD 2.07); 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
SMD 2.071 [0.267, 3.875]
3 studies
GRADE not reported