Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population in Ethiopia (all ages, age range 6-100 years)
Caries prevalence was highest in the Tigray region at 46.59% (95% CI 24.64 to 68.54); certainty not graded.
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Tooth brushing less than once daily, males in 2016 · Nationally surveyed adolescents in the United Arab Emirates
Tooth brushing less than once daily was reported by 46.1% of males in 2016.
1 finding from 1 review
Diagnostic accuracy for occlusal caries detection at the caries detection level (D0 versus D1-D4) · Extracted human permanent posterior teeth (premolars and molars), occlusal (pit-and-fissure) surfaces
In in vitro, fibre-optic transillumination pooled sensitivity was 0.97 (95% CI -0.92 to 0.99) for occlusal caries at the caries detection level; ungraded.
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Sensitivity 0.97 [-0.92, 0.99]
1 study
GRADE not reported
AUC 0.92
1 study
GRADE not reported
DOR 38.33 [10.15, 144.77]
1 study
GRADE not reported
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Poor (inadequate) oral hygiene (prevalence) · Autistic children and young adults in Dubai
Poor oral hygiene prevalence was 59%.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 59
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental-care visit prevalence · Children with autism spectrum disorder in Dubai
Sixty-five percent of children with autism spectrum disorder had visited a dentist.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 65
1 study
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population in Ethiopia (all ages, age range 6-100 years)
The pooled prevalence of dental caries in Ethiopia (2000-2020) was 40.98% (95% CI 31.62 to 50.34), with very high heterogeneity (I2=98.6%); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Gingival inflammation-related index · Adolescents/teenagers undergoing orthodontic treatment
A single study reported lower simplified gingival index with aligners versus fixed appliances in adolescents at 1 month (MD -8.46, 95% CI -10.47 to -6.45; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
MD -8.46 [-10.47, -6.45]
1 study
GRADE not reported
Diagnostic accuracy for proximal caries detection (dentin detection level) · Patients with permanent posterior teeth, proximal surfaces assessed clinically (in vivo)
Under in vivo conditions, visual examination had a pooled specificity of 0.76 (95% CI 0.11, 0.99) for proximal caries detection at the dentin detection level; ungraded.
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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
Dental caries · School children aged 12-14 years in Dubai schools
Mean dmft/DMFT was 1.83.
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Dental caries · Healthy children and adolescents in the United Arab Emirates
The association between parental education and caries was inconsistent; father's (but not consistently mother's) education was inversely associated with caries in some studies (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
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Maternal education was not associated with children's caries in the Hashim et al. studies, whereas father's educational level was negatively associated with DMFT in Khadri et al. (secondary-aged children: -0.35, 95% CI…
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GRADE not reported
Oral health problems (mucositis, caries, candidiasis) · Children with leukemia in the United Arab Emirates
One study found oral problems in 60% of children with leukemia, most common during maintenance therapy and among those treated locally (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
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Alnuaimi et al. reported a 60% prevalence of oral problems (mostly oral mucositis/ulceration, then dental caries and oral candidiasis) among children with leukemia; prevalence was not associated with age, gender,…
1 study
GRADE not reported
Difference in specificity · Asymptomatic children or adults suspected of enamel caries (clinical studies); extracted teeth (in vitro studies)
Fluorescence and visual classification had similar specificity in the fully within-person analysis.
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Water samples with fluoride concentration above the acceptable range · Artificially fluoridated public water supply in Brazilian cities (water samples under external control)
In the Southeast Brazilian region, a pooled 11.5% of water samples had fluoride above the acceptable range; ungraded.
2 findings from 1 review
Severe early childhood caries · Children aged 5-6 years in Ajman schools
Low family income was associated with higher odds of severe early childhood caries.
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Dental fluorosis prevalence · School-aged children in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
One study reported dental fluorosis in 10.9% of school-aged children in Dubai, mostly very mild or mild (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
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Ahmad et al. (Dubai, school-aged children; n=779) reported dental fluorosis in 10.9%, mostly very mild or mild (Table 2).
1 study · 779 participants
GRADE not reported
Dental erosion · Five-year-old preschool children in Sharjah
Sugary or carbonated beverage consumption was associated with lower odds of dental erosion.
1 finding from 1 review
Initiation of white spot lesions (WSL), visual-tactile assessment · Patients of any age (11-40 years) receiving comprehensive/fixed orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances
For compomer-based bonding agents, fluoride release did not significantly change WSL initiation (RR 0.71); subgroup not separately GRADE-rated.
1 finding from 1 review
Gingivitis · School children aged 3-12 years in Sharjah clinic
Children aged 6 years or younger had lower odds of gingivitis.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · Children with beta-thalassemia major in Dubai
Dental caries prevalence was 68.4% in children with beta-thalassemia major versus 48.7% in controls.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 68.4
1 study
GRADE not reported