Salivary pH · Patients with anorexia nervosa aged >=12 years (mean age ~18.4; entirely female in reported data), general community-dwelling population
Anorexia nervosa is associated with significantly lower salivary pH than healthy controls (MD -0.39, 95% CI -0.54 to -0.24; low certainty).
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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 unemployment rate.
1 finding from 1 review
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 health expenditure per capita.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Tooth loss and dental symptoms (cracked teeth, toothache) associated with e-cigarette use
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Plaque index, e-cigarette users versus non-smokers: no significant difference (contrary/null finding)
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Bleeding Index (BI) · Individuals assessed for periodontal health (mainly children and adolescents, age >2 years)
Bleeding index is significantly higher in persons with orofacial cleft than in healthy controls (p<0.0001), but no pooled effect size was reported (ungraded).
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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.
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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).
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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.
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OR 1.20 [1.03, 1.41]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Bacterial count reduction
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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.
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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
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Lacunar stroke · adults
No eligible studies were found for the association between dental caries and lacunar stroke in the meta-analysis.
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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).
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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