Negative likelihood ratio · Patients undergoing dental caries detection on dental images (teeth/surfaces across imaging modalities)
A negative AI test lowers caries probability substantially (LR- 0.17; negative post-test probability 6%); ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Lacunar stroke · adults
No eligible studies were found for the association between dental caries and lacunar stroke in the meta-analysis.
1 finding from 1 review
Composite: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 6: superficial discoloration · Dentists managing a defective direct resin composite restoration (posterior occlusal Class I; standardized vignette of a 30-year-old,…
For a defective composite restoration with superficial discoloration, surveyed dentists most often preferred repair over replacement (pooled RR 0.28; p < 0.001); ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
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
Oral health-related quality of life · people aged 60 years and older living in the community
Lower country-level dental caries prevalence was associated with better OHRQoL (low-prevalence pooled mean 81.5, 95% CI 76.5 to 86.6, higher than high-prevalence countries); statistically significant (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
MEAN 81.5 [76.5, 86.6]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Gingival (marginal) recession · Patients with anorexia nervosa aged >=12 years (mean age ~18.4; entirely female in reported data), general community-dwelling population
Gingival (marginal) recession was significantly higher in anorexia nervosa patients than controls in both reporting studies, but was not pooled or graded (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Caries in primary teeth: dmft (3 years) · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)
Among HIV+ children, HAART versus no HAART showed no significant difference in the dmft index in case-control studies (MD 0.66, 95% CI -0.26 to 1.58; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries (by severity) · Children and adolescents (<18 years) living with HIV (CLWH)
In cross-sectional studies, HIV+ children on ART had a significantly higher DMFS index than HIV-negative peers (MD 2.00, 95% CI 1.54 to 2.46; not separately GRADE-rated).
2 findings from 1 review
Dental erosion · Patients with anorexia nervosa aged >=12 years (mean age ~18.4; entirely female in reported data), general community-dwelling population
Dental erosion was more prevalent in anorexia nervosa patients than controls (low erosive-wear severity), but was not pooled or graded (ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Lacunar stroke
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Composite: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 2: loss of dental hard substance adjacent to the restoration
The intervention led to lower composite: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 2: loss…; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.59 [0.39, 0.88]
6 studies
GRADE not reported
Immediate (24 h) resin-dentin bond strength (MPa) · Artificial caries-affected dentin (ACAD) in extracted permanent human teeth (in vitro)
In the Self-Etch adhesive + chemical ACAD protocol network, Flavonoids vs Calcium showed no significant difference in 24 h bond strength (MD 5.728, 95% CI -2.442 to 13.897; Moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Immediate (24 h) resin-dentin bond strength (MPa) · Artificial caries-affected dentin (ACAD) in extracted permanent human teeth (in vitro)
In the Self-Etch adhesive + chemical ACAD protocol network, HAp showed 7.520 MPa lower 24 h bond strength than Flavonoids (MD -7.520, 95% CI -14.758 to -0.281; Moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Probing pocket depth (PPD/PD) · adults
Patients with lacunar stroke had greater periodontal probing depth than those without (MD 0.98); ungraded, with substantial heterogeneity (I2 = 88%).
1 finding from 1 review
MD 0.98 [0.57, 1.38]
4 studies
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Amalgam: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 3: secondary caries
The intervention led to higher amalgam: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 3:…; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 6.53 [4.35, 9.81]
6 studies
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Composite: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 2: loss of dental hard substance adjacent to the restoration
The intervention showed no clear difference in composite: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 2: loss…; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.80 [0.59, 1.07]
11 studies
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Sensitivity
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence (detection frequency) of S. mutans in saliva · Healthy caries-active and caries-free individuals
S. mutans detection in saliva was higher in caries-active than caries-free individuals.
1 finding from 1 review
Lacunar stroke · adults
Individuals with periodontitis had about five times higher odds of lacunar stroke than those without periodontitis (pooled OR 5.16); ungraded cross-sectional evidence, with the caution that the three studies came from one research team.
1 finding from 1 review
OR 5.16 [3.68, 7.24]
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Diagnostic odds ratio · Dental images or diagnostic tests for dental caries detection
The pooled diagnostic odds ratio was 70.9 (95% CI 44.9 to 111.9) across 20 studies; certainty was not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
DOR 70.9 [44.9, 111.9]
20 studies
GRADE not reported