Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population (children and adults) in East Africa
Caries prevalence in mixed dentition (6-12 years) was 41.3% (95% CI 33.5 to 49.2); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · School children in Dubai governmental schools
Mean DMFT was 2.66 in low socioeconomic-class schools versus 2.10 in high-class schools.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental information from educational programs · Mothers of preschool children in Sharjah
Educational programs were the reported source of dental information for 13% of mothers.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 13
1 study
GRADE not reported
Tooth wear prevalence · School children aged 2.6-6.8 years in Abu Dhabi
Tooth wear prevalence was 97.6%.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth) · Individuals with permanent dentition in East Africa
The pooled mean DMFT (permanent dentition) in East Africa was 1.941 (95% CI 1.561 to 2.322); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Gingivitis · Children with cerebral palsy in Dubai
Gingivitis prevalence was 58.8% among children with cerebral palsy.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 58.8
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · Individuals in East Africa assessed for dental caries
Females had significantly higher odds of dental caries than males (OR 1.333, 95% CI 1.129 to 1.575); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
All-cause mortality (ACM) · Adults (any age) with a known number of remaining teeth, followed prospectively in cohort studies
In prospective cohorts, edentulous adults (0 teeth) had a higher cumulative incidence of all-cause mortality than adults with 20-32 teeth (RR 2.27, 95% CI 1.82 to 2.83; 8 cohort studies, I2=94%); GRADE per-analysis ratings reported in Supplementary File 7 (not available in provided sources).
1 finding from 1 review
Mean number of missing teeth in OC cases vs controls · Adults (general and hospital populations assessed in case-control studies)
No statistically significant difference in number of missing teeth between SSc patients and controls (SMD 0.55, CI includes 0); certainty ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Mean dmft
1 finding from 1 review
Mean(SD) 0.75 (1.8)
1 study
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Children with beta-thalassemia major in Dubai
Mean DMFT was 1.49 in children with beta-thalassemia major versus 0.21 in controls.
1 finding from 1 review
MEAN 1.49
1 study
GRADE not reported
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) · Preschool children (<6 years)
Mean corpuscular volume was significantly lower in children with ECC than in caries-free children (mean difference -3.72, 95% CI -6.65 to -0.79); ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Severe early childhood caries · Children aged 5-6 years in Ajman schools
A problem-driven dental visit was associated with higher odds of severe early childhood caries.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Initiation of white spot lesions (WSL), visual-tactile assessment
The intervention showed no clear difference in initiation of white spot lesions (WSL), visual-tactile assessment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.83 [0.67, 1.04]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Dental caries · Individuals in East Africa assessed for dental caries
Residency was not significantly associated with dental caries (OR 0.962, 95% CI 0.595 to 1.554); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 38.5%
1 study
GRADE not reported
Dental erosion · Five-year-old preschool children in Sharjah
Caries experience was associated with lower odds of dental erosion.
1 finding from 1 review