Association between orthodontic treatment duration and ICLs incidence · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment with fixed (multibracket) appliances, followed for development of new ICLs
ICLs incidence increased with longer orthodontic treatment duration (meta-regression P<.01; ungraded).
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Rotation of the mandibular second permanent molar · Children and adolescents after extraction of a mandibular permanent first molar (before eruption of the second molar)
After mandibular first molar extraction, the second molar was rotated in about 77% of cases (2 studies; very imprecise; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Moderate gingival inflammation / gingival health · Persons with disabilities (children and adults with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, hearing impairment, or multiple disabilities)…
Gingival inflammation is common among persons with disabilities in Saudi Arabia (moderate-to-severe up to about 60%), reported narratively without a pooled comparative estimate (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Rotation of the mandibular first premolar · Children and adolescents after extraction of a mandibular permanent first molar (before eruption of the second molar)
After mandibular first molar extraction, the first premolar was rotated in about 38% of cases (2 studies; very imprecise; not GRADE-rated).
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Incidence of new ICLs (proportion of subjects developing new lesions) · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment with fixed (multibracket) appliances, followed for development of new ICLs
About 48% of patients developed new ICLs during fixed orthodontic treatment (pooled incidence 0.48, 95% CI 0.33-0.63; very low certainty; very high heterogeneity).
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Prevalence of ICLs (proportion of tooth surfaces affected) · Patients (permanent dentition) during or after fixed orthodontic treatment with fixed (multibracket) appliances
About 22% of tooth surfaces showed ICLs during/after fixed orthodontic treatment (pooled 0.22, 95% CI 0.14-0.33; very low certainty; extreme heterogeneity).
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Prevalence of ICLs (proportion of subjects affected) · Patients (permanent dentition) during or after fixed orthodontic treatment with fixed (multibracket) appliances
Around 57% of patients had ICLs during or after fixed orthodontic treatment (pooled prevalence 0.57, 95% CI 0.48-0.65; very low certainty; very high heterogeneity).
1 finding from 1 review
Pulp necrosis · Vital teeth restored with indirect restorations
Pulp necrosis incidence among treated by prosthodontists was 1.87% (subgroup analysis; not GRADE-rated).
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Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Temporization >2 weeks
Proportion 4.25 [1.28, 8.85]
2280 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomes>10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Follow-up >10 years
Proportion 6.74 [2.82, 12.18]
3640 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Temporization ≤2 weeks
Proportion 1.47 [0.81, 2.31]
1907 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Radiographic pulp-status assessment
Proportion 4.95 [2.43, 8.29]
1853 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Polyvinyl siloxane impression material
Proportion 3.17 [1.55, 5.34]
636 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Resin permanent cement
Proportion 3.37 [1.90, 5.23]
738 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Eugenol-based temporary cement
Proportion 3.34 [1.66, 5.58]
7043 participants
GRADE not reported
Proportion 3.53 [2.10, 5.31]
5532 participants
GRADE not reported
Proportion 5.02 [3.70, 6.52]
37 studies · 11615 participants
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Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Treated by general practitioners
Proportion 4.44 [2.16, 7.49]
2113 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Single-unit restorations
Proportion 5.46 [3.63, 7.64]
20 studies · 5491 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Zinc phosphate permanent cement
Proportion 4.92 [3.85, 6.20]
1387 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Polyether impression material
Proportion 4.02 [2.47, 5.92]
2985 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Ceramic fabrication material
Proportion 5.59 [2.89, 9.12]
460 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Subjective pulp-status assessment
Proportion 3.91 [1.86, 6.66]
3181 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Eugenol-free temporary cement
Proportion 5.77 [3.72, 8.24]
639 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Treated by undergraduate students
Proportion 5.68 [3.17, 8.86]
1604 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Glass ionomer (GIC) permanent cement
Proportion 5.33 [2.56, 9.03]
182 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Objective pulp-status assessment
Proportion 5.66 [3.71, 7.99]
6581 participants
GRADE not reported
Incidence and influential factors in pulp necrosis and periapical pathosis following indirect restorations: a… 2023 All outcomesFollow-up ≤5 to >10 years · University clinics and dental practices, multiple countries · Fixed partial dentures (FPD)
Proportion 5.01 [2.76, 7.88]
15 studies · 4674 participants
GRADE not reported
Periapical pathosis · Vital teeth restored with indirect restorations
Periapical pathosis incidence among follow-up >5-10 years was 3.88% (subgroup analysis; not GRADE-rated).
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Fluoride toothpaste use prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 39% of children with caries in LMICs used fluoride toothpaste (pooled prevalence 0.391, 95% CI 0.166 to 0.644; 2 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Human permanent teeth with irreversible pulpitis due to carious pulp exposure
Among 6 observational studies, pooled pulpotomy success was 92.6 per 100 (95% CI 0.86-0.96), very low certainty.
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Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Human permanent teeth with asymptomatic irreversible pulpitis due to carious pulp exposure
In asymptomatic irreversible pulpitis, pooled pulpotomy success was 91.3% (95% CI 80-96.5%); ungraded.
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Caregiver help with tooth brushing prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 54% of children with caries in LMICs received caregiver help with tooth brushing (pooled prevalence 0.541, 95% CI 0.266 to 0.803; 3 studies; not GRADE-rated).
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Female sex prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
Among children with caries in LMICs, about half were female (pooled prevalence 0.497, 95% CI 0.475 to 0.519; 6 studies; I2=0%; not GRADE-rated).
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Sugary drinks/sweets consumption prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 70% of children with caries in LMICs consumed sugary drinks/sweets (pooled prevalence 0.697, 95% CI 0.478 to 0.877; 7 studies; very high heterogeneity; not GRADE-rated).
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Treatment failure (annual failure rate) · Children with carious primary teeth treated by atraumatic restorative treatment (hand-instrument caries removal), no pulp therapy
ART restorations (mainly GIC) had a wide annual failure rate (1.2-37.1%) across 10 RCTs, with technique affecting survival; low to unclear quality of evidence (ungraded).
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Low SES prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 36% of children with caries in LMICs were of low SES (pooled prevalence 0.359, 95% CI 0.167 to 0.578; 4 studies; not GRADE-rated).
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Restoration survival · Children with decayed primary molar teeth
Multi-surface ART/HVGIC restorations had lower reported survival (49% at 3 years) than single-surface restorations (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Survival rate (%) 49
9 studies
GRADE not reported
No formal maternal education prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 10% of children with caries in LMICs had mothers with no formal education (pooled prevalence 0.101, 95% CI 0.033 to 0.201; 3 studies; not GRADE-rated).
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Primary maternal education prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 42% of children with caries in LMICs had mothers with primary education (pooled prevalence 0.425, 95% CI 0.280 to 0.576; 7 studies; not GRADE-rated).
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