Dental caries prevalence · General Pakistani population (all ages and both sexes; predominantly children and adolescents)
Fixed-effect pooled dental caries prevalence was 57.0% (95% CI 56.4% to 57.6%).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population (children and adults) in East Africa
Caries prevalence was highest in Eritrea at 65.2% (95% CI 49.2 to 81.1); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population (children and adults) in East Africa
Caries prevalence in Sudan was 57.8% (95% CI 36.0 to 79.7); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Individuals in East Africa assessed for dental caries
Poor tooth brushing was associated with significantly higher odds of dental caries (OR 1.967, 95% CI 1.205 to 3.211); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population (children and adults) in East Africa
Caries prevalence in primary dentition was 39.5% (95% CI 26.9 to 52.1); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Individuals in East Africa assessed for dental caries
Frequent carbohydrate intake was associated with significantly higher odds of dental caries (OR 1.575, 95% CI 1.13 to 3.051); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population (children and adults) in East Africa
Caries prevalence in mixed dentition (6-12 years) was 41.3% (95% CI 33.5 to 49.2); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Individuals in East Africa assessed for dental caries
Females had significantly higher odds of dental caries than males (OR 1.333, 95% CI 1.129 to 1.575); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Individuals in East Africa assessed for dental caries
Residency was not significantly associated with dental caries (OR 0.962, 95% CI 0.595 to 1.554); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population (children and adults) in East Africa
Caries prevalence was lowest in Tanzania at 30.7% (95% CI 21.5 to 39.9); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of dentinal carious lesion on treated occlusal surfaces of molars or premolars (yes/no) · Children and adolescents (general population, aged under 20 years)
It is very uncertain whether resin-based fissure sealant (visible-light-polymerized) changes incidence of dentinal carious lesion on treated occlusal surfaces of… compared with fluoride varnish (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Children (<12 years) and adolescents (12-18 years) with type 1 diabetes
Caries prevalence was highest in South American studies at 84% (95% CI 0.67 to 0.94); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Children (<12 years) and adolescents (12-18 years) with type 1 diabetes
Caries prevalence in Asian studies was 67% (95% CI 0.43 to 0.85); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Children (<12 years) and adolescents (12-18 years) with type 1 diabetes
Caries prevalence was lowest among those with good metabolic control at 47% (95% CI 0.30 to 0.64); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Children (<12 years) and adolescents (12-18 years) with type 1 diabetes
Caries prevalence in European studies was 57% (95% CI 0.41 to 0.72); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
1 finding from 1 review