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355 questions · 760 findings · 41 reviews · Oral Health

No studies found 25 · 3.3%GRADE not reported 674 · 88.7%Very low 29 · 3.8%Low 16 · 2.1%Moderate 16 · 2.1%High 0 · 0%

COE with vital rinsing (toluidine blue/tolonium chloride) vs Conventional oral examination (COE) alone

Specificity · Oral cavity cancer or potentially malignant disorder symptom-free individuals with tobacco habits
2 findings from 1 review

Systemic sclerosis (SSc / scleroderma) vs SSc-free individuals (controls)

Mean number of decayed teeth (mean DT) · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)

Systemic sclerosis patients have a significantly higher number of decayed teeth than controls (SMD 0.19); certainty ungraded.

1 finding from 1 review

Poor / no tooth brushing habit vs Good tooth brushing habit

Dental caries · Individuals in East Africa assessed for dental caries

Poor tooth brushing was associated with significantly higher odds of dental caries (OR 1.967, 95% CI 1.205 to 3.211); certainty not graded.

1 finding from 1 review

COE with vital rinsing (toluidine blue/tolonium chloride) vs Conventional oral examination (COE) alone

Detection rate of oral pre-malignant and malignant lesions after referral (COE+vital rinsing vs COE alone) · Oral cavity cancer or potentially malignant disorder symptom-free individuals with tobacco habits

COE with vital rinsing (toluidine blue/tolonium chloride) showed no clear difference in detection rate of oral pre-malignant and malignant lesions after… compared with conventional oral examination (COE) alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Habit of tooth cleaning vs No habit of tooth cleaning

Dental caries · Individuals in Ethiopia assessed for dental caries

The habit of tooth cleaning was not significantly associated with dental caries (OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.17 to 2.96); certainty not graded.

1 finding from 1 review

Sweet food consumption (frequent) vs No/less frequent sweet food consumption

Dental caries · Individuals in Ethiopia assessed for dental caries

Sweet food consumption was associated with significantly higher odds of dental caries (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.91 to 3.01); certainty not graded.

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic sclerosis (SSc / scleroderma) vs SSc-free individuals (controls)

DMFT/DMFS index (dental caries experience) · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)

No statistically significant difference in DMFT index between SSc patients and controls (SMD -0.03, CI includes 0); certainty ungraded.

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic sclerosis (SSc / scleroderma) vs SSc-free individuals (controls)

Maximal mouth opening (interincisal distance) · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)

Systemic sclerosis patients have significantly reduced mouth opening compared with controls (SMD -1.06); certainty ungraded.

1 finding from 1 review

Frequent carbohydrate / sugary food intake vs Infrequent carbohydrate intake

Dental caries · Individuals in East Africa assessed for dental caries

Frequent carbohydrate intake was associated with significantly higher odds of dental caries (OR 1.575, 95% CI 1.13 to 3.051); certainty not graded.

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic sclerosis (SSc / scleroderma) vs SSc-free individuals (controls)

Number of teeth · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)

No statistically significant difference in number of teeth between SSc patients and controls (SMD -0.95, CI includes 0); certainty ungraded.

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth) · Individuals with permanent dentition in East Africa

The pooled mean DMFT (permanent dentition) in East Africa was 1.941 (95% CI 1.561 to 2.322); certainty not graded.

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic sclerosis (SSc / scleroderma) vs SSc-free individuals (controls)

Mean number of missing teeth in OC cases vs controls · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)

No statistically significant difference in number of missing teeth between SSc patients and controls (SMD 0.55, CI includes 0); certainty ungraded.

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic sclerosis (SSc / scleroderma) vs SSc-free individuals (controls)

Percentage of bleeding on probing (BOP) · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)

No statistically significant difference in bleeding on probing between SSc patients and controls (SMD 1.05, CI includes 0); certainty ungraded.

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic sclerosis (SSc / scleroderma) vs SSc-free individuals (controls)

Periodontitis (clinical attachment loss) · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)

Attachment loss is significantly increased in systemic sclerosis patients (SMD 2.58) with very high heterogeneity; certainty ungraded.

1 finding from 1 review