Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Age 48-59 months was associated with higher odds of ECC (OR 2.602).
2 findings from 1 review
OR 2.602 [1.122, 2.302]
1 study
GRADE not reported
OR 2.845 [1.128, 2.072]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
An early first dental visit was associated with much lower odds of ECC (OR 0.042).
2 findings from 1 review
OR 0.042 [0.013, 0.136]
1 study
GRADE not reported
OR 0.248 [0.072, 0.852]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Unsupervised brushing showed a non-significant association with ECC (OR 1.385, p=0.061).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1.385 [0.809, 1.369]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Nocturnal feeding was associated with higher odds of ECC (OR 2.417).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 2.417 [1.340, 4.358]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Tooth brushing method was associated with higher odds of ECC (OR 1.435).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1.435 [1.207, 2.915]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Feeding on demand was associated with markedly higher odds of ECC (OR 9.66).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 9.66 [4.26, 21.93]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Male children had higher odds of ECC (OR 2.911).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 2.911 [1.42, 5.99]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
A history of dental visits was associated with higher odds of ECC (OR 2.444).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 2.444 [1.108, 2.072]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Mean dmft (caries severity) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
The pooled mean dmft was 2.95 (95% CI 1.86-4.67), with very high heterogeneity (I2=99.7%).
1 finding from 1 review
MEAN 2.95 [1.86, 4.67]
13 studies
GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Weaning after 18 months was associated with higher odds of ECC (OR 2.417).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 2.417 [1.340, 4.358]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Nighttime sugary food intake was associated with higher odds of ECC (OR 1.104; source CI garbled).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 1.104 [1.167, 2.826]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa
Having one sibling was associated with higher odds of ECC (OR 3.32).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 3.32 [1.15, 9.54]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Proportion of ancient skulls with at least one non-carious cervical lesion (NCCL) · Ancient/prehistoric human skulls (excavated/archaeological skeletal remains)
About 1.4% of ancient skulls (pooled) had at least one NCCL; crude 17/805 (2.11%) across 6 studies (ungraded, substantial heterogeneity I2=69%).
1 finding from 1 review
Proportion of teeth with non-carious cervical lesions (NCCLs) in ancient skulls · Ancient/prehistoric human skulls (excavated/archaeological skeletal remains)
Non-carious cervical lesions affected a pooled proportion of about 0.4% of teeth in ancient skulls (4 studies; ungraded, very high heterogeneity I2=97.6%).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa
Pooled caries prevalence in Uganda was 0.27 (95% CI 0.126 to 0.418; 3 article(s); not GRADE-rated).
23 findings from 1 review
Prevalence 0.27 [0.126, 0.418]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.329 [0.111, 0.548]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.282 [0.227, 0.337]
13 studies
GRADE not reported
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Prevalence 0.13 [0.106, 0.163]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.78 [0.724, 0.831]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.34 [0.276, 0.401]
5 studies
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.48 [0.45, 0.514]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.391 [0.305, 0.477]
10 studies
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.36 [0.294, 0.417]
25 studies · 18080 participants
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.314 [0.186, 0.443]
10 studies
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Prevalence 0.30 [0.239, 0.375]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.49 [0.42, 0.568]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.73 [0.694, 0.759]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.31 [0.279, 0.333]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.346 [0.085, 0.606]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.29 [0.247, 0.326]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.33 [0.066, 0.584]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.574 [0.427, 0.721]
5 studies
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.34 [0.299, 0.376]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.59 [0.523, 0.654]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.11 [0.045, 0.26]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.403 [0.233, 0.574]
7 studies
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.19 [0.168, 0.214]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · 12-year-old children (permanent dentition) in Africa
Pooled mean DMFT in Sudan was 0.49 (95% CI 0.461 to 0.519; 1 article(s); not GRADE-rated).
22 findings from 1 review
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MEAN 0.91 [0.295, 1.525]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
MEAN 1.69 [1.463, 1.917]
1 study
GRADE not reported
MEAN 0.994 [0.731, 1.257]
14 studies
GRADE not reported
MEAN 1.802 [1.492, 2.111]
6 studies
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MEAN 1.005 [0.797, 1.212]
10 studies
GRADE not reported
MEAN 0.61 [0.314, 0.902]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
MEAN 1.133 [0.863, 1.404]
11 studies
GRADE not reported
MEAN 0.81 [0.646, 0.979]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
MEAN 0.98 [0.829, 1.121]
1 study
GRADE not reported
MEAN 2.27 [1.931, 2.609]
1 study
GRADE not reported
MEAN 0.580 [0.320, 0.841]
5 studies
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MEAN 0.60 [0.372, 0.833]
4 studies
GRADE not reported
MEAN 1.09 [0.914, 1.266]
28 studies
GRADE not reported
MEAN 2.50 [2.173, 2.827]
1 study
GRADE not reported
MEAN 1.13 [0.795, 1.454]
6 studies
GRADE not reported
MEAN 1.085 [-0.092, 2.260]
2 studies
GRADE not reported
MEAN 0.70 [0.639, 0.761]
1 study
GRADE not reported
MEAN 1.63 [1.509, 1.747]
1 study
GRADE not reported
MEAN 0.67 [0.631, 0.709]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Healthy children under 6 years in South Africa
No significant difference in caries odds was found between mixed breast-and-bottle-fed and bottle-fed-only children (meta-analysis reported no difference; pooled estimate in an unavailable supplementary figure; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · Children aged 12 years (plus or minus one year) in Africa
The pooled dental-caries prevalence was 0.3657 (95% CI 0.3065 to 0.4250); GRADE was not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Prevalence 0.3657 [0.3065, 0.4250]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Prevalence 0.356 [0.294, 0.417]
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GRADE not reported
Caries experience (mean DMFT) · Children aged 12 years (plus or minus one year) in Africa
The pooled mean DMFT score was 1.0900 (95% CI 0.9143 to 1.2657); GRADE was not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Mean DMFT 1.0900 [0.9143, 1.2657]
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GRADE not reported
Mean DMFT 1.1444 [0.9780, 1.3108]
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GRADE not reported
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Healthy children under 6 years in South Africa
Parental tertiary education (vs high-school education) was associated with about 1.8 times higher odds of early childhood caries in South Africa (OR 1.77, 95% CI 1.22-2.57; 2 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review