Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence in primary teeth (cavitated lesions) · Children aged 5-6 years in Latin America and the Caribbean
About 56% of 5-6 year-old children in Latin America and the Caribbean had dental caries in primary teeth (95% CI 52-59%); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Development of carious lesions on sealed occlusal pits and fissures
The intervention led to lower development of carious lesions on sealed occlusal pits and fissures; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RD -0.07 [-0.14, -0.01]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Mean number of decayed teeth (mean DT) · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
Decayed-teeth values varied across studies and were not meta-analyzed.
1 finding from 1 review
Arrest of dentine caries · Children with active dentine caries in primary teeth
One study reported 30% silver diamine fluoride effectively arrested dentine caries in primary teeth; ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence in permanent teeth (cavitated lesions) · Children aged 11-13 years in Latin America and the Caribbean
In Brazil, pooled permanent-teeth caries prevalence in 11-13 year-olds was 56% (95% CI 53-60%), with a significant declining trend over time; certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Arrest of dentine caries · Children with active dentine caries
One trial found a single application of 12% silver diamine fluoride did not arrest dentine caries; ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Arrest of dentine caries
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
1 study
GRADE not reported
Patient outcomes: mean number of filled teeth per 0- to 15-year-old · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
Filled-teeth values varied across studies and were not meta-analyzed.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries in children · Mother-child pairs
In one cross-sectional study, higher maternal allostatic load was associated with child dental caries experience and with health-related maternal care-taking behaviours; not pooled (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Barriers and facilitators of SE/SW utilization · Dentists managing deep carious lesions in permanent vital teeth
Dentists' use of selective or stepwise removal was shaped by their age and understanding of caries, professional guidelines, peers and professional identity, financial and regulatory incentives, and beliefs about how treatments perform, identified by thematic analysis mapped to the TDF and Behavior Change Wheel (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Thematic analysis mapped to the Theoretical Domains Framework and COM-B/Behavior Change Wheel; factors span knowledge (dentists' age, understanding of caries), skills, social influence (peers, practice networks),…
9 studies
GRADE not reported
Remineralisation of early enamel caries · Children with early enamel caries in erupting permanent first molars
One pilot study found 10% silver diamine fluoride worked about as well as glass ionomer restoration and tooth-brushing for remineralising early enamel caries; ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Remineralisation of white spot lesions · Patients (mainly children) with white spot lesions (WSL)
One trial found professionally applied silicon tetrafluoride did not remineralise white spot lesions; ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Remineralisation of early enamel caries · Children with early enamel caries (permanent dentition)
One trial found 6% sodium fluoride plus 6% calcium fluoride varnish significantly reversed early enamel caries versus no treatment; ungraded and not meta-analysed.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Arrest of dentine caries
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Salivary cortisol, cariogenic bacterial load and dental caries · Kindergarten-age children
In one cross-sectional study of children, low socioeconomic status, higher basal salivary cortisol and higher cariogenic bacterial counts were each independently associated with higher dental caries risk; not pooled (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Temporal change in the proportion of dentists utilizing SE/SW · Dentists managing deep carious lesions in permanent vital teeth
The proportion of dentists choosing selective or stepwise removal rose significantly over time, by about 1.6% per calendar year (meta-regression, p<0.05), a trend the authors described as borderline (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Enamel surface properties (thinner, softer enamel) in exfoliated teeth
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence in permanent teeth (cavitated lesions) · Children aged 11-13 years in Latin America and the Caribbean
About 58% of 11-13 year-old children in Latin America and the Caribbean had dental caries in permanent teeth (95% CI 54-61%); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Systemic inflammation (C-reactive protein) and periodontal disease progression · General-population adults (German cohort)
In one 5-year longitudinal study, accumulation of low socioeconomic and behavioural factors was associated with greater periodontal disease progression and higher C-reactive protein; not pooled (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Mean number of missing teeth in OC cases vs controls · Older people (aged 60 years or older) with dementia
Missing-teeth values varied across studies and were not meta-analyzed.
1 finding from 1 review