Intervention not reported
Veillonella spp. association with caries (qualitative)
1 finding from 1 review
Spontaneous space closure · Children and adolescents after extraction of a mandibular permanent first molar (before eruption of the second molar)
In the mandible, distal inclination of the second molar vs upright was not significantly associated with space closure (OR 1.18; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 6 years or younger (preschool children)
Serum 25(OH)D <50 nmol/l (vs ≥75 nmol/l) was associated with higher odds of ECC (OR 2.00; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Caries experience (mean DMFT) · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs
Mean DMFT ranges from 0.26 to 16.6 across LMIC urban/slum populations; ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental trauma prevalence · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs
Dental trauma appears more common in urban and disadvantaged settings; ungraded, few studies.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries (early childhood caries)
The intervention led to lower dental caries (early childhood caries); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
FokI(rs2228570) recessive model: AA vs AG+GG was not significantly associated with dental caries (OR 1.09); ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Negative predictive value for dental caries diagnosis · Children and adults with primary or permanent dentition
Negative predictive values were reported in 10 of the 13 studies that reported sensitivity and specificity; no meta-analysis or GRADE rating was reported.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
10 studies
GRADE not reported
Alveolar bone loss · Adults in case-control studies (oral cancer patients vs healthy controls)
Alveolar bone loss did not differ significantly between oral cancer patients and controls (SMD 0.18, 95% CI -2.34 to 2.69; extreme heterogeneity); ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · Brazilian children/adolescents in permanent dentition (BMI classified by WHO 2007 Z-score)
Overweight/obesity may make little or no difference to the odds of caries in the permanent dentition (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.93 [0.78, 1.12]
2 studies
Low
Dental caries: prevalence of root caries · adults
Periodontitis was associated with higher root caries odds (OR 2.10).
1 finding from 1 review
Use of toothbrush and toothpaste for mouth cleaning · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs
Toothbrush/paste is the commonest cleaning method but is used less in slum/disadvantaged/rural groups than urban/non-slum groups; ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries (early childhood caries)
1 finding from 1 review
AOR 6.5
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · Children aged 2 to 8 years
The review reported an OR of 1.32 when prenatal vitamin D was measured at 6 to 38 gestational weeks.
2 findings from 1 review
Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Human permanent teeth with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis due to carious pulp exposure
Full pulpotomy showed a non-significant trend toward higher success than partial pulpotomy in mature teeth with irreversible pulpitis (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 2.16 [0.92, 5.07]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Midline deviation of the mandibular arch · Children and adolescents after extraction of a mandibular permanent first molar (before eruption of the second molar)
One study found midline deviation more likely after unilateral than bilateral extraction (OR 11.6; single study; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Permanent teeth with carious pulp exposure
In partial pulpotomy, MTA had significantly higher success than calcium hydroxide (OR 2.81; ungraded).
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Gingival index (GI) · Children and/or adolescents (<18 years) without background systemic disease
Probiotics probably make little to no difference to the gingival index versus control (MD 0.04, 95%CI -0.18 to 0.27; low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Bacterial growth inhibition · Streptococcus mutans (in vitro cultures and biofilms)
No meta-analysis was conducted; five included studies reported inhibition of Streptococcus mutans growth with grape seed extract or fractions.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
5 studies
GRADE not reported
Association between patient age and number of ICLs · Patients (permanent dentition) during or after fixed orthodontic treatment with fixed (multibracket) appliances
Patient age was not significantly associated with the number of ICLs (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review