Access to/visited dental services prevalence · Children (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 44% of children in LMICs had access to or had visited dental services (pooled prevalence 0.444, 95% CI 0.277 to 0.618; 5 studies; not GRADE-rated).
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Middle SES prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 35% of children with caries in LMICs were of middle SES (pooled prevalence 0.353, 95% CI 0.180 to 0.550; 7 studies; not GRADE-rated).
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High SES prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 25% of children with caries in LMICs were of high SES (pooled prevalence 0.245, 95% CI 0.162 to 0.339; 5 studies; not GRADE-rated).
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Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Human permanent teeth with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis due to carious pulp exposure
In symptomatic irreversible pulpitis, pooled pulpotomy success was 84% (95% CI 72-92%); not significantly different from asymptomatic (z=-1.34, p=0.18); ungraded.
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Retention success rate · Children with primary molars requiring proximal (Class II) restorations
For the Rubber dam isolation: Yes subgroup, the 24-month retention success rate was 0.931 (95% CI 0.834-0.973; ungraded).
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Proportion 0.931 [0.834, 0.973]
10 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.867 [0.779, 0.924]
24 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.805 [0.674, 0.892]
16 studies
GRADE not reported
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Proportion 0.934 [0.859, 0.971]
11 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.824 [0.672, 0.914]
8 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.554 [0.168, 0.885]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.649 [0.488, 0.783]
8 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.950 [0.639, 0.995]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.879 [0.803, 0.928]
27 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.935 [0.726, 0.987]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.904 [0.474, 0.989]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.949 [0.868, 0.981]
7 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.826 [0.605, 0.937]
10 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.839 [0.764, 0.893]
34 (27 observed + 7 imputed) studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.936 [0.895, 0.961]
19 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.854 [0.718, 0.931]
15 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.897 [0.792, 0.952]
12 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.956 [0.865, 0.986]
5 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.973 [0.695, 0.998]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.851 [0.716, 0.929]
15 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.895 [0.828, 0.938]
25 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.899 [0.768, 0.961]
9 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.847 [0.726, 0.920]
14 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.854 [0.609, 0.956]
9 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.671 [0.447, 0.838]
6 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.892 [0.614, 0.977]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.807 [0.482, 0.949]
5 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.909 [0.785, 0.965]
12 studies
GRADE not reported
Marginal integrity success rate · Children with primary molars requiring proximal (Class II) restorations
After trim-and-fill adjustment the marginal integrity success rate was 0.881 (95% CI 0.832-0.916; ungraded), a negligible change.
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Proportion 0.881 [0.832, 0.916]
32 (27 observed + 5 imputed) studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.898 [0.852, 0.931]
27 studies
GRADE not reported
Anatomic form success rate · Children with primary molars requiring proximal (Class II) restorations
The pooled 24-month anatomic form success rate was 0.901 (95% CI 0.845-0.938; ungraded).
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Proportion 0.901 [0.845, 0.938]
24 studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.876 [0.817, 0.919]
29 (24 observed + 5 imputed) studies
GRADE not reported
Absence of recurrent caries success rate · Children with primary molars requiring proximal (Class II) restorations
After trim-and-fill adjustment the absence-of-recurrent-caries success rate was 0.878 (95% CI 0.828-0.915; ungraded), a negligible change.
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Proportion 0.878 [0.828, 0.915]
38 (30 observed + 8 imputed) studies
GRADE not reported
Proportion 0.909 [0.865, 0.939]
30 studies
GRADE not reported
Serious adverse events · Children and older adults treated with SDF for carious lesions
No serious adverse events (e.g., allergic reactions or toxicity) were reported for SDF across the reviews (ungraded).
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Adverse events: black staining of arrested lesions · Children and older adults treated with SDF for carious lesions
Black staining of arrested lesions was the main adverse event of SDF (reported by seven reviews); it was generally acceptable to patients (ungraded).
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Remineralisation of early enamel caries · Patients (mainly children) with white spot lesions (WSL)
Professionally applied 5% sodium fluoride varnish remineralised about two-thirds of early enamel caries lesions in children (pooled proportion 63.6%, 95% CI 36.0% to 91.2%; 4 studies); certainty was not GRADE-rated and heterogeneity was very high (I2=96%).
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Arrest of dentine caries · Children with dentine caries in primary and permanent teeth
Professionally applied 38% silver diamine fluoride arrested about two-thirds of active dentine caries surfaces in children (pooled proportion 65.9%, 95% CI 41.2% to 90.7%; 5 studies); certainty was not GRADE-rated and heterogeneity was very high (I2=96%).
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Retention of sealant (complete or partial retention) · Pits and fissures of permanent (posterior) teeth
High-viscosity glass-ionomer ART sealants showed 4-year retention of 68% (95% CI 61-75%); evidence ungraded.
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Restoration survival · Permanent posterior teeth with single-surface cavities
The pooled survival rate was 93% at 2 years.
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Restoration survival · Primary posterior teeth with multiple-surface cavities
Multiple-surface high-viscosity glass-ionomer ART restorations in primary teeth had moderate 2-year survival (62%, 95% CI 51-73%); evidence ungraded.
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Restoration survival · Primary posterior teeth with single-surface cavities
The pooled survival rate was 95% at 1 year.
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Caries-free sealed pits and fissures · Pits and fissures of permanent (posterior) teeth
Pits and fissures sealed with high-viscosity glass-ionomer ART sealants remained dentine lesion-free in 100% (95% CI 99-100%) at 1-year; evidence ungraded.
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Restoration survival · Permanent posterior teeth with multiple-surface cavities
Multiple-surface high-viscosity glass-ionomer ART restorations in permanent teeth had high 1-year survival (86%, 95% CI 59-98%); evidence ungraded.
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