Search review questions

dmft index score · For interventions, pregnant women and mothers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes, children up to 6… · Children assessed at 5 yrs

Change in clinical attachment level (CAL) · Adults (> 18 years) with a clinical diagnosis of periodontitis, receiving active (non-surgical anti-infective) treatment · 6 months (change from baseline)

Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Mature teeth, full pulpotomy, irreversible pulpitis

Oral health practices · Adults in LMIC urban and slum settings · LMIC slum and non-slum urban settings

Alignment rate · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch) · 8 weeks

Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged <6 years · Community/population-based; multiple countries, Study design: Cohort

High-level S. mutans (over 10^4 CFU/ml) · Periodontitis patients · Post-treatment, Salivary/plaque microbiology samples from case-control studies, Overall

Fluorosis (percentage prevalence in permanent teeth) · Children exposed to topical fluoride when under 6 years old; fluorosis assessed in permanent teeth at 6 to 18 years · Fluorosis assessed when most permanent teeth of interest had erupted (6 to 18 years)

Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries · Over-dominant model (TT+CC vs TC), Children under 18 years; case-control and cross-sectional studies (China, Czech Republic, Turkey, Brazil, India), Permanent dentition

Dental pain or sensitivity · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)

Primary caries prevention · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions) · 24 months, Permanent dentition (coronal)

Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries · Recessive model (TT vs TC+CC), Children under 18 years; case-control and cross-sectional studies (China, Czech Republic, Turkey, Brazil, India), Real-time quantitative PCR genotyping

Alignment rate · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch) · 6 weeks to 6 months

Child microbiological presence (mutans streptococci acquisition) · For interventions, pregnant women and mothers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes, children up to 6…

Early childhood caries (ECC) · Preschool children ≤6 years, Asia and Europe · Asia and Europe

Wits appraisal · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) · End of treatment

Dental caries prevalence (any DMFT), dichotomous · Brazilian children/adolescents (BMI classified by WHO 2007 percentile) · Brazil

Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged ≤6 years (early childhood) · Exposure and outcome assessed concurrently (observational); children aged ≤6 years, Children aged ≤6 years; multiple countries (Asia, Europe, Americas); dental/clinical and community settings, Study quality (NOS): moderate

Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries · Recessive model (TT vs TC+CC), Children under 18 years; case-control and cross-sectional studies (China, Czech Republic, Turkey, Brazil, India)

Moderate gingival inflammation / gingival health · Persons with disabilities (children and adults with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, hearing impairment, or… · Cross-sectional, Hearing-impairment and cerebral-palsy clinical settings in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)

Dental caries in children · Children (approx. 4-18 years) · Dental examinations of children; 15 countries across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania, Linear dose-response (GLST, per 1 kg/m2 BMI increment)

Fluoride ion release · nCaF2-containing orthodontic adhesive (Yi 2024 [35]); significant increase up to 56 days vs control

ANB · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) · End of treatment

Dental caries / early childhood caries (ECC) · Children (approx. 4-18 years) · Dental examinations of children; 15 countries across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania, Country population: small

Enamel demineralization (QLF ΔF) · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment · Baseline to debonding, Fixed orthodontic treatment

Spontaneous space closure · Maxilla: M2 Demirjian E-F vs G-H

Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Permanent teeth with carious pulp exposure · 24 months, 24-month follow-up

Bacterial plaque index · Children and/or adolescents (<18 years) without background systemic disease · follow-up: mean 2.3 months, Healthy children and/or adolescents (<18 years) without systemic disease; RCTs from multiple countries (India, Thailand, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Poland, Colombia, Saudi Arabia); mostly school/community and clinic settings, Overall (all presentations pooled)

Primary caries prevention · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions) · 12 months, Primary dentition

Burning sensation (VAS 0-100) · People of any age with a confirmed diagnosis, by clinical examination and biopsy, of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) · 3 to 6 months

Participant satisfaction or quality of life · People with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) · Short term (3 months), Mixed TMD

Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries · Over-dominant model (TT+CC vs TC), Children under 18 years; case-control and cross-sectional studies (China, Czech Republic, Turkey, Brazil, India)

Secondary prevention of caries · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)

Caries arrestment at the tooth level · Children and adults with active dental caries (aged 1-50; mostly preschool/school children with primary dentition) · 6 to 12 months, Children/adults with dental caries; multiple countries; community/clinic care setting not clearly specified, SDF vs NSF

Dental caries / early childhood caries (ECC) · Children (approx. 4-18 years) · Dental examinations of children; 15 countries across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania, Adjustment for age: no

Change in gingival recession (REC) · Adults (> 18 years) with a clinical diagnosis of periodontitis, receiving active (non-surgical anti-infective) treatment · 3 months (change from baseline)

Sensitivity for dental caries diagnosis · Children and adults with primary or permanent dentition · Schools, juvenile detention facility, dental clinics, and hospitals, Overall

d1-4 efs · For interventions, pregnant women, mothers or other caregivers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes,…

Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries · Over-dominant model (AA+GG vs AG), Children under 18 years; case-control and cross-sectional studies (China, Czech Republic, Turkey, Brazil, India)

Spontaneous space closure · Children and adolescents (<18 years) after extraction of a permanent first molar before eruption of the permanent… · Until eruption of the permanent second molar (median follow-up 4.0 years), University clinics and hospitals in 8 countries (children/adolescents <18 years), Overall (both jaws)

Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries · Recessive model (TT vs TC+CC), Children under 18 years; case-control and cross-sectional studies (China, Czech Republic, Turkey, Brazil, India), Mixed dentition

Dental caries (early childhood caries) · Narrative single study (Ganesh 2022): BF in early morning sleep hours

White spot lesion rate and volume · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment · 8 weeks after bonding, Fixed orthodontic treatment

Primary caries prevention · Children and adults (with or without carious lesions)

Enamel mineral content · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment · 1 day, 2 months, and 6 months after bonding, Fixed orthodontic treatment

Dental caries · Children aged 2 to 8 years · Maternal pregnancy to child age 2 to 8 years, Mostly developed countries (Europe and America), Vitamin D threshold ≤35 nmol/L

Early childhood caries experience (mean dmft) · Children younger than 71 months (under 6 years) · Europe, Region: Europe

Outcome NR · For interventions, pregnant women, mothers or other caregivers of infants in the first year of life; for outcomes,…

Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Permanent teeth with carious pulp exposure · >=12 months

Self-perceived oral health · Adults in LMIC urban and slum settings · LMIC slum and non-slum urban settings