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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%

Intervention not reported

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

In Europe, the pooled prevalence of primary-teeth caries in children was 21.4% (95% CI 15.3 to 29.1); certainty not graded.

1 finding from 1 review

LTF rs6441989 variant vs Reference allele/genotype

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

LTF rs6441989 showed no significant association with dental caries in a single study (OR 1.02, 95% CI 0.92 to 1.14; ungraded).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

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

The pooled worldwide prevalence of dental caries in permanent teeth in children was 53.8% (95% CI 50.0 to 57.5), with very high heterogeneity (I2=99.8%); certainty not graded.

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

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

In the Americas, the pooled prevalence of primary-teeth caries in children was 45.8% (95% CI 34.2 to 58.0); certainty not graded.

1 finding from 1 review