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2,297 questions · 3,638 findings · 215 reviews · Oral Health

No studies found 98 · 2.7%GRADE not reported 2,946 · 81%Very low 263 · 7.2%Low 158 · 4.3%Moderate 137 · 3.8%High 36 · 1%

CT + TT genotype (T-allele carriers) of ENAM rs3796703 vs CC genotype of ENAM rs3796703

Dental caries susceptibility · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)

No significant association between CT + TT genotype (T-allele carriers) vs CC genotype of ENAM rs3796703 and dental caries susceptibility (CT + TT vs CC model: OR 0.90, 95% CI 0.23-3.63); certainty not graded.

3 findings from 1 review

Tooth-coloured direct restorative materials (composite, compomer, giomer, RMGIC, HVGIC, open-sandwich) vs No comparator

Absence of recurrent caries success rate · Children with primary molars requiring proximal (Class II) restorations

After trim-and-fill adjustment the absence-of-recurrent-caries success rate was 0.878 (95% CI 0.828-0.915; ungraded), a negligible change.

2 findings from 1 review

TT genotype of AMELX rs6639060 vs CC + CT genotype of AMELX rs6639060

Dental caries susceptibility · Individuals assessed for dental caries (cases with caries/high caries vs. caries-free or low/very-low-caries controls)

No significant association between TT genotype vs CC + CT genotype of AMELX rs6639060 and dental caries susceptibility (TT vs CC + CT model: OR 1.00, 95% CI 0.42-2.39) in the Ethnicity: Caucasian subgroup; certainty not graded.

3 findings from 1 review

Higher dental caries experience vs Caries-free controls

Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Children aged 3-12 years

Higher dental caries experience was associated with substantially higher odds of poor OHRQoL (OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.43-1.88; 6 studies; high heterogeneity I2=83.5%; ungraded).

1 finding from 1 review

Fluoride varnish vs Fissure sealant (resin-based or glass ionomer)

Caries incidence of occlusal surfaces of first permanent molars · Generally healthy children aged 6 to 9 years with at least one fully erupted first permanent molar with deep fissures or early enamel…

After excluding Bravo 1996, occlusal caries incidence slightly favored fluoride varnish but was not significant, with heterogeneity falling to 0% (RR 0.98, 95% CI 0.82 to 1.16; 3 RCTs; ungraded).

2 findings from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Dental caries in permanent teeth · Children (permanent dentition) worldwide

In Europe, the pooled prevalence of permanent-teeth caries in children was 44.1% (95% CI 36.1 to 52.5); certainty not graded.

1 finding from 1 review