Visible plaque prevalence · Schoolchildren aged 4-6 years in Dubai schools
Visible plaque prevalence decreased from 76.8% before to 36.7% after the intervention.
1 finding from 1 review
COE with blood/salivary (biomarker) analysis vs COE with vital rinsing (toluidine blue/tolonium chloride)
Outcome not reported · Apparently healthy adults not reporting symptoms of OPMD or OSCC, attending an organised screening or surveillance programme, or screened…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) · Adults undergoing orthodontic treatment
No clear difference in bleeding on probing between aligners and fixed appliances in adults at 6-12 weeks (MD -0.26, 95% CI -0.77 to 0.26; very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Mean dmft
1 finding from 1 review
MEAN 0.8
1 study
GRADE not reported
Calculus prevalence · Children with beta-thalassemia major in Dubai
Calculus prevalence was 28.9% in children with beta-thalassemia major versus 7.9% in controls.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 28.9
1 study
GRADE not reported
Periodontal disease (periodontitis) coincidence · Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and controls without IBD; mostly adults (one pediatric study), both sexes
Patients with IBD have about 2.5-fold higher odds of coexisting periodontal disease than healthy controls (pooled OR 2.49, 95% CI 1.97-3.15; 6 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Tooth brushing less than once daily, males in 2016 · Nationally surveyed adolescents in the United Arab Emirates
Tooth brushing less than once daily was reported by 46.1% of males in 2016.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental-care visit prevalence · Children with autism spectrum disorder in Dubai
Sixty-five percent of children with autism spectrum disorder had visited a dentist.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 65
1 study
GRADE not reported
Gingival inflammation-related index · Adolescents/teenagers undergoing orthodontic treatment
A single study reported lower simplified gingival index with aligners versus fixed appliances in adolescents at 1 month (MD -8.46, 95% CI -10.47 to -6.45; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
MD -8.46 [-10.47, -6.45]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · School children aged 12-14 years in Dubai schools
Mean dmft/DMFT was 1.83.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Healthy children and adolescents in the United Arab Emirates
The association between parental education and caries was inconsistent; father's (but not consistently mother's) education was inversely associated with caries in some studies (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal education was not associated with children's caries in the Hashim et al. studies, whereas father's educational level was negatively associated with DMFT in Khadri et al. (secondary-aged children: -0.35, 95% CI…
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
COE with light-based detection (e.g. ViziLite Plus, Microlux/DL, VELscope, Identafi 3000) vs Reference standard: examination and clinical evaluation by a physician/clinician with specialist knowledge or training (long-term follow-up accepted for those screened negative)
Outcome not reported · Apparently healthy adults not reporting symptoms of OPMD or OSCC, attending an organised screening or surveillance programme, or screened…
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Severe early childhood caries · Children aged 5-6 years in Ajman schools
Low family income was associated with higher odds of severe early childhood caries.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental fluorosis prevalence · School-aged children in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
One study reported dental fluorosis in 10.9% of school-aged children in Dubai, mostly very mild or mild (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Ahmad et al. (Dubai, school-aged children; n=779) reported dental fluorosis in 10.9%, mostly very mild or mild (Table 2).
1 study · 779 participants
GRADE not reported
Dental erosion · Five-year-old preschool children in Sharjah
Sugary or carbonated beverage consumption was associated with lower odds of dental erosion.
1 finding from 1 review
Gingivitis · School children aged 3-12 years in Sharjah clinic
Children aged 6 years or younger had lower odds of gingivitis.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · Children with beta-thalassemia major in Dubai
Dental caries prevalence was 68.4% in children with beta-thalassemia major versus 48.7% in controls.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 68.4
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · School children aged 11-17 years in Sharjah
Mean DMFT was 3.19.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · School children aged 12-14 years in Dubai schools
Dental caries prevalence was 41.6% in children aged 12-14 years.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Preschool children of incarcerated mothers in UAE prison nurseries
Mean dmft was 4.97 among children of incarcerated mothers.
1 finding from 1 review
MEAN 4.97
1 study
GRADE not reported