Periodontal inflamed surface area (PISA) · adults
Patients with lacunar stroke had a larger periodontal inflamed surface area than those without (MD 849.92); ungraded, no heterogeneity.
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP)
Plaque index does not differ significantly between unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate (MD -0.13, 95% CI -0.38 to 0.12; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Lacunar stroke · European-ancestry adults
Genetically predicted pulp and periapical diseases were associated with modestly higher odds of lacunar stroke (OR 1.20); ungraded MR, FDR-adjusted P 0.033.
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1.20 [1.03, 1.41]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Bacterial count reduction
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical attachment level (CAL) · adults
Patients with lacunar stroke had greater clinical attachment loss than those without (MD 1.34); ungraded, with substantial heterogeneity (I2 = 95%).
1 finding from 1 review
MD 1.34 [0.63, 2.05]
4 studies
GRADE not reported
Oral health-related quality of life · people aged 60 years and older living in the community
No statistically significant difference in OHRQoL was reported by periodontal-disease prevalence.
1 finding from 1 review
Probing pocket depth · Individuals assessed for periodontal health (mainly children and adolescents, age >2 years)
Persons with orofacial cleft have a greater probing pocket depth than healthy controls (MD 0.88, 95% CI 0.82 to 0.95; low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Plaque · Individuals assessed for periodontal health (mainly children and adolescents, age >2 years)
Persons with orofacial cleft have a higher plaque index than healthy controls (MD 0.29, 95% CI 0.24 to 0.34; low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Salivary alpha-amylase · Patients with anorexia nervosa aged >=12 years (mean age ~18.4; entirely female in reported data), general community-dwelling population
There is no significant difference in salivary alpha-amylase between anorexia nervosa patients and healthy controls (MD 6.32 U/l, 95% CI -6.14 to 18.79; low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Salivary flow rate (unstimulated) · Patients with anorexia nervosa aged >=12 years (mean age ~18.4; entirely female in reported data), general community-dwelling population
Anorexia nervosa probably reduces unstimulated salivary flow rate versus healthy controls (MD -0.27 ml/min, 95% CI -0.31 to -0.24; moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Brushing independence and skill retention
1 finding from 1 review
Lacunar stroke · adults
No eligible studies were found for the association between dental caries and lacunar stroke in the meta-analysis.
1 finding from 1 review
Gingival (marginal) recession · Patients with anorexia nervosa aged >=12 years (mean age ~18.4; entirely female in reported data), general community-dwelling population
Gingival (marginal) recession was significantly higher in anorexia nervosa patients than controls in both reporting studies, but was not pooled or graded (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental erosion · Patients with anorexia nervosa aged >=12 years (mean age ~18.4; entirely female in reported data), general community-dwelling population
Dental erosion was more prevalent in anorexia nervosa patients than controls (low erosive-wear severity), but was not pooled or graded (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Lacunar stroke
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Caregiver-reported child brushing frequency
1 finding from 1 review
Probing pocket depth (PPD/PD) · adults
Patients with lacunar stroke had greater periodontal probing depth than those without (MD 0.98); ungraded, with substantial heterogeneity (I2 = 88%).
1 finding from 1 review
MD 0.98 [0.57, 1.38]
4 studies
GRADE not reported
Lacunar stroke · adults
Individuals with periodontitis had about five times higher odds of lacunar stroke than those without periodontitis (pooled OR 5.16); ungraded cross-sectional evidence, with the caution that the three studies came from one research team.
1 finding from 1 review
OR 5.16 [3.68, 7.24]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Full-mouth bleeding score (FMBS) · adults
Patients with lacunar stroke had a higher full-mouth bleeding score than those without (MD 31.26); ungraded, no heterogeneity.
1 finding from 1 review
MD 31.26 [28.82, 33.70]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Plaque · Patients with anorexia nervosa aged >=12 years (mean age ~18.4; entirely female in reported data), general community-dwelling population
Anorexia nervosa patients tended to have higher plaque accumulation than healthy controls (significant in 2 of 3 studies), but results were not pooled or graded (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review