Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Nocturnal feeding was associated with higher odds of ECC (OR 2.417).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 2.417 [1.340, 4.358]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Caries increment on tooth surfaces (dmfs/DMFS) (prevented fraction) · Children in school or kindergarten settings (aged 3-14 years)
School-based supervised toothbrushing produces a small but statistically significant reduction in tooth-surface caries (DMFS/dmfs SMD -0.22, 95% CI -0.42 to -0.01; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Tooth brushing method was associated with higher odds of ECC (OR 1.435).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1.435 [1.207, 2.915]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental caries increment, DMFT/dmft (whole-tooth level) · Children in school or kindergarten settings (aged 3-14 years)
School-based supervised toothbrushing has no statistically significant effect on whole-tooth caries (DMFT/dmft SMD 0.05, 95% CI -0.27 to 0.37; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Feeding on demand was associated with markedly higher odds of ECC (OR 9.66).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 9.66 [4.26, 21.93]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Male children had higher odds of ECC (OR 2.911).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 2.911 [1.42, 5.99]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Incidence of proximal (interdental) caries lesions from bitewing radiographs · Orthodontic patients (any age) undergoing orthodontic treatment (mostly fixed appliances)
Only one included study assessed proximal caries incidence from bitewing radiographs; it was not included in the meta-analysis and no pooled estimate is available (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
A history of dental visits was associated with higher odds of ECC (OR 2.444).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 2.444 [1.108, 2.072]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Weaning after 18 months was associated with higher odds of ECC (OR 2.417).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 2.417 [1.340, 4.358]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Nighttime sugary food intake was associated with higher odds of ECC (OR 1.104; source CI garbled).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1.104 [1.167, 2.826]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Incidence of initial enamel caries / white spot lesions adjacent to bracket base (subject level, dichotomized) · Orthodontic patients (any age) undergoing orthodontic treatment (mostly fixed appliances)
Adding a fluoride mouthrinse to daily fluoride toothpaste produced a small reduction in the incidence of initial caries/white spot lesions adjacent to brackets (pooled risk difference -0.07, 95% CI -0.14 to -0.01; 5 studies, 491 subjects), but the authors judged the overall evidence inconclusive (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Side effects or other adverse events · Orthodontic patients (any age) undergoing orthodontic treatment (mostly fixed appliances)
No adverse effects were reported in any of the seven included studies (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Having one sibling was associated with higher odds of ECC (OR 3.32).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 3.32 [1.15, 9.54]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · Primary school children in Ethiopia
Acidic bacillary pH on the teeth was associated with higher odds of dental caries (OR 2.42, 95% CI 1.494-3.335; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 2.42 [1.494, 3.335]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Ever utilised dental services · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs
Ever-use of dental services is low-to-moderate (17%-71%) and generally lower in slum/rural groups; ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Primary school children in Ethiopia
A poor tooth-cleaning habit was associated with higher odds of dental caries (OR 3.90, 95% CI 2.761-5.045; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 3.90 [2.761, 5.045]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Caries arrestment at the surface level · Children and adults without systemic diseases affecting dental health
SDF showed no clear advantage for caries arrestment at the surface level.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental service utilisation within the past year · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs
Professional dental service utilization was generally low, episodic, and pain driven.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
10 studies
GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years
No significant association between cesarean vs vaginal delivery and ECC among America/Canada/Brazil studies (OR 1.11, 95% CI 0.70-1.76).
17 findings from 1 review
OR 1.11 [0.70, 1.76]
5 studies
GRADE not reported
OR 0.86 [0.54, 1.38]
11 studies
GRADE not reported
OR 0.93 [0.65, 1.33]
12 studies
GRADE not reported
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Aesthetics · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)
It is very uncertain whether silver diamine fluoride (SDF) changes aesthetics compared with fluoride varnish (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review