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Enamel demineralization score · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment · 1 month after bonding

Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) · 3 to 6 months

Caries arrestment at the individual (patient) level · Children and adults with active dental caries (aged 1-50; mostly preschool/school children with primary dentition) · 3 weeks to 12 months, SDF vs ART(GIC)

Periodontal disease prevalence · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs · Cross-sectional

Root resorption · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)

Dental caries · Primary school children in Ethiopia

Parental concern / caregiver stress indices (parental perception and parenting stress about the child's oral health) · Parents/caregivers of children with disabilities (special needs; autism spectrum disorder or unspecified disability)… · Cross-sectional

Time to next/working arch wire · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)

Periodontitis (prevalence) · Adults · Adjusted OR

Dental caries in children · Children of mothers assessed for smoking status during pregnancy (early childhood dental caries) · Exposure during pregnancy; caries assessed in early childhood, Study region: USA

Dental caries prevalence (any DMFT), dichotomous · Brazilian children/adolescents in permanent dentition (BMI classified by CDC 2000 growth charts)

Effects of non-stevia high-intensity sweeteners (aspartame, sucralose, saccharin) on cariogenic bacteria in dental plaque or saliva · Generally healthy individuals across all age groups

Inter-examiner reliability · Children and adults with primary or permanent dentition · Overall

Spontaneous space closure · Children and adolescents with maxillary permanent first molar extraction · Follow-up to complete eruption of the permanent second molar, Maxilla

Dental caries (early childhood caries) · Narrative single study (Matee 1994): nocturnal breast-feeding

dmfs index score · For interventions, pregnant women, mothers or other caregivers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes,…

Dental caries (ECC) · Preschool children under 6 years of age · First dental examination before age 6 years, Cohort studies; sensitivity analysis excluding study 39

Severity of joint noise · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)

Change in Mutans streptococci (MS) count in saliva · Generally healthy individuals across all age groups (infants to elderly) · Post-consumption endpoint (varied durations across trials), Xylitol chewing gum vs no intervention/no gum (3 studies)

Dental caries (early childhood caries) · Preschool children (<6 years) · Cohort studies

Pulp exposure rate · Patients with deep carious lesions in permanent (mainly posterior) teeth · 1 to 5 years (follow-up varied by study)

Dental caries, prevalence · Primary school children in Ethiopia · Sampling technique: systematic random sampling

Perceived need for surgery in adulthood · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion)

Mother microbiological presence (high-level mutans streptococci / lactobacilli) · For interventions, pregnant women and mothers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes, children up to 6…

Dental caries / early childhood caries (ECC) · Children (approx. 4-18 years) · Region: Asian countries

Caries arrestment at the surface level · Children and adults without systemic diseases affecting dental health · 12 months to 18 months

Self-reported joint pain when chewing · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)

Intra-examiner reliability · Children and adults with primary or permanent dentition undergoing dental caries assessment · Cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy (index test vs reference standard, in-vivo), Overall (studies reporting intra-examiner reliability; narrative synthesis)

Caries presence in primary teeth · For interventions, pregnant women and mothers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes, children up to 6… · Children assessed at 4 yrs

Dental service utilization · Adults in LMIC urban and slum settings

Dental caries (prevalence) · Adults · Non-standard periodontitis definition

Patient satisfaction · Adults (> 18 years) with a clinical diagnosis of periodontitis, receiving active (non-surgical anti-infective) treatment

Overjet · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) · 1-year follow-up

Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Study location: America/Canada/Brazil

Number of ibuprofen tablets required · Adults with a symptomatic necrotic tooth or localised acute apical abscess (no signs of spreading infection or… · 7 days

Wits appraisal · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) · End of treatment

Any adverse effect related to aPDT · Adults (> 18 years) with a clinical diagnosis of periodontitis, receiving active (non-surgical anti-infective) treatment

Mother microbiological presence · For interventions, pregnant women and mothers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes, children up to 6…

Wits appraisal · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) · End of treatment

Range of mandibular motion · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) · Short term, Myofascial pain TMD

Joint pain at rest · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) · Short term (10 weeks), Mixed TMD

Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries · Recessive model (TT vs TC+CC), PCR-RFLP genotyping

Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) · Less than 3 months

Quality of life · Adults (> 18 years) with peri-implant mucositis, receiving active treatment

Incidence of new ICLs (mean number of new lesions per subject) · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment with fixed (multibracket) appliances, followed for development of new… · During fixed orthodontic treatment (development of new lesions), Overall (random-effects model)

Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) · Less than 3 months

White spot lesion incidence, area, and depth · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment · 2 and 4 months after treatment start

Caries presence in top front four teeth · For interventions, pregnant women, mothers or other caregivers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes,… · Children assessed at 3 yrs, Higher-protein diet trial

Prevalence of ICLs (mean number of lesions per subject) · Patients (permanent dentition) during or after fixed orthodontic treatment with fixed (multibracket) appliances · During or after fixed orthodontic treatment (cross-sectional/at debonding), Overall (random-effects model)

Dental caries in children · Children of mothers assessed for smoking status during pregnancy (early childhood dental caries) · Exposure during pregnancy; caries assessed in early childhood, Dental examination: Clinical and radiographic examinations