Premolar caries detection accuracy · Dental images of human beings
The review reported 88% accuracy for premolar caries in Lee et al. (Ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Molar and premolar caries detection accuracy · Dental images of human beings
The review reported 82% accuracy for combined molar and premolar caries in Lee et al. (Ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Low SES prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 36% of children with caries in LMICs were of low SES (pooled prevalence 0.359, 95% CI 0.167 to 0.578; 4 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Root caries prediction accuracy · Dental images of human beings
The review reported 97.1% accuracy for root caries prediction in Hung et al. (Ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · Children (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 39% of children in LMICs had dental caries (pooled prevalence 0.387, 95% CI 0.284 to 0.495; 11 studies; very high heterogeneity I2=99%; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
No formal maternal education prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 10% of children with caries in LMICs had mothers with no formal education (pooled prevalence 0.101, 95% CI 0.033 to 0.201; 3 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Primary maternal education prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 42% of children with caries in LMICs had mothers with primary education (pooled prevalence 0.425, 95% CI 0.280 to 0.576; 7 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Good brushing habits prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 57% of children with caries in LMICs had good brushing habits (pooled prevalence 0.569, 95% CI 0.354 to 0.771; 7 studies; very high heterogeneity; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Post-Streptococcus mutans prediction accuracy · Dental images of human beings
The review reported 99% accuracy for post-Streptococcus mutans prediction in Javed et al. (Ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Secondary/higher maternal education prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 45% of children with caries in LMICs had mothers with secondary or higher education (pooled prevalence 0.450, 95% CI 0.330 to 0.572; 7 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Access to/visited dental services prevalence · Children (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 44% of children in LMICs had access to or had visited dental services (pooled prevalence 0.444, 95% CI 0.277 to 0.618; 5 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Middle SES prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 35% of children with caries in LMICs were of middle SES (pooled prevalence 0.353, 95% CI 0.180 to 0.550; 7 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
High SES prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 25% of children with caries in LMICs were of high SES (pooled prevalence 0.245, 95% CI 0.162 to 0.339; 5 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · Preschool children attending Al Ain pediatric dentistry department
Dental caries prevalence was 99.4%.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · Preschool children in Sharjah day cares
Caries prevalence was 77% in private day cares versus 22% in public day cares.
2 findings from 1 review
MIH prevalence · School-aged children in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
MIH prevalence among school-aged children in Dubai ranged from 7.6% to 27.2% across two studies, higher in females and low-socioeconomic-class schools (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Two Dubai studies assessed MIH: Ahmad et al. reported a low prevalence of 7.59% (higher in low-socioeconomic-class schools, 11.31% vs 4.58% in high-class) and Hussain et al. reported 27.2% (higher in females, 32.6% vs…
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Dental erosion prevalence · Five-year-old preschool children in Sharjah
Dental erosion prevalence was 58.8%.
1 finding from 1 review
Visible plaque prevalence · Schoolchildren aged 4-6 years in Dubai schools
Visible plaque prevalence decreased from 76.8% before to 36.7% after the intervention.
1 finding from 1 review
Diagnostic accuracy in previously restored teeth (secondary caries) · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted teeth of children or…
1 finding from 1 review
Dental fluorosis prevalence · School-aged children in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
One study reported dental fluorosis in 10.9% of school-aged children in Dubai, mostly very mild or mild (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Ahmad et al. (Dubai, school-aged children; n=779) reported dental fluorosis in 10.9%, mostly very mild or mild (Table 2).
1 study · 779 participants
GRADE not reported