Search review questions

Adverse effects · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions) · Study period (24 months), Children

Spontaneous space closure · Children and adolescents after extraction of a mandibular permanent first molar (before eruption of the second molar) · Until eruption of the permanent second molar (median follow-up 4.0 years), Mandible

Specificity · 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 specificity; narrative synthesis)

Mother plaque (sub- and supragingival calculus) · For interventions, pregnant women, mothers or other caregivers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes,…

Early childhood caries experience (mean dmft) · Children younger than 71 months (under 6 years) · Region: North America

Primary caries prevention · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions) · 24 to 36 months, Permanent dentition (root)

Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries · Not meta-analyzed (single study)

Fluorosis (percentage prevalence in permanent teeth) · Children exposed to topical fluoride when under 6 years old; fluorosis assessed in permanent teeth at 6 to 18 years · Fluorosis assessed when most permanent teeth of interest had erupted (6 to 18 years)

Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries · Allelic model (T vs C)

Dental caries in children · Children's age subgroup: 2 to 4 years

Caries arrest · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions) · 12 months, Primary dentition (coronal)

Dental caries experience (dmft), continuous · Brazilian children in primary dentition (BMI classified by CDC 2000 growth charts)

Muscle pain at rest · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)

Caries arrestment at the individual level · Children and adults without systemic diseases affecting dental health · 3 weeks to 12 months

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: Asia

Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries · Dominant model (TT+TG vs GG)

Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries · Allelic model (T vs C), Asian ethnicity

Change in Lactobacillus spp. in dental plaque · Single study (Ly et al. 2008), xylitol or maltitol, not pooled

Adverse effects · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions) · 6 months

Severity of joint noise · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) · Long term (4 months), Mixed TMD

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

Enamel demineralization score · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment · 6 months after bonding

High salivary P. gingivalis (over 10^4 CFU/ml) · Adults · Overall

Primary caries prevention · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions) · Primary and permanent dentition

Spontaneous space closure · Children and adolescents after extraction of a maxillary permanent first molar (before eruption of the second molar) · Until eruption of the permanent second molar (median follow-up 4.0 years), Maxilla

Depression · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) · Short term, Mixed TMD

Enamel resistance to demineralization (microhardness / lesion depth) · Human enamel adjacent to restorations or in pits and fissures (in situ / ex vivo)

dmft index score · For interventions, pregnant women and mothers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes, children up to 6… · Children assessed at 18 months

Adverse effects · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions) · 18 months, Children

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

Dental caries prevalence · Children aged 2 to 8 years · Maternal pregnancy to child age 2 to 8 years, Children of mothers with sufficient prenatal vitamin D

Early childhood caries experience (mean dmft) · Children younger than 71 months (under 6 years) · GNI $10000-$19999

DMFT index in OC cases vs controls · Adults in case-control studies (oral cancer patients vs healthy controls) · Not specified, DMFT (decayed, missing, filled teeth)

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

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

Participant satisfaction or quality of life · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) · Short term (1 month), Mixed TMD

Participant satisfaction or quality of life · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) · Short term (1 month), Mixed TMD

Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Mature teeth, partial pulpotomy, irreversible pulpitis

Biofilm morphological changes · Streptococcus mutans (in vitro cultures and biofilms)

Spontaneous space closure · Maxilla: M2 Demirjian A-D vs G-H

Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries · Allelic model (T vs C), Mixed dentition

Early childhood caries experience (mean dmft) · Children younger than 71 months (under 6 years) · Life expectancy: 71-75 years

Change in probing depth (PD/PPD) · Adults (> 18 years) with peri-implant mucositis, receiving active treatment · 3 months (change from baseline)

Muscle pain when chewing · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) · Short term (mean 3 months), Myofascial pain TMD

Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Study location: Europe

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

Early childhood caries (ECC) prevalence (%, dmft>0) · Children younger than 71 months (under 6 years) · Gini index: no inequality

Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) · Less than 3 months

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

Self-esteem (Piers-Harris self-concept scale) · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) · 6-year follow-up