Dental caries susceptibility · Institutionalized orphan children (roughly 3 to 18 years)
Primary teeth may carry a higher caries risk than permanent teeth in institutionalized children (RR 1.31), but the difference is not statistically significant (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · Brazilian children under 5 years in primary dentition (BMI classified by WHO 2006 Z-score)
The evidence is very uncertain about the effect of overweight/obesity on caries odds in the primary dentition (WHO 2006 Z-score; very low certainty).
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OR 0.86 [0.60, 1.22]
3 studies
Very low
Dental caries - SNP-based heritability · Japanese adults (present-study cohort)
SNP-based heritability of dental caries was low (h2=0.0258, SE 0.0155); ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success)
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Caries arrestment at the tooth level · Children and adults without systemic diseases affecting dental health
SDF showed a higher caries-free proportion at the tooth level, but the reported difference was not statistically significant.
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Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
Recessive model (CC vs CT+TT) at FokI(rs10735810) showed no significant association with caries (OR 1.23, 95% CI 0.97-1.55); ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · Brazilian children in primary dentition (BMI classified by CDC 2000 growth charts)
The evidence is very uncertain about the effect of obesity on caries odds in the primary dentition (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Spontaneous space closure · Children and adolescents after extraction of a mandibular permanent first molar (before eruption of the second molar)
In the mandible, extraction before age 8 (vs after 10) increases odds of space closure (OR 5.01; low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries · Children (<18 years) with vs without dental caries
ApaI(rs7975232) over-dominant model: CC+AA vs CA was not significantly associated with dental caries (OR 0.91); ungraded.
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Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Permanent teeth with carious pulp exposure
MTA and TotalFill BC had comparable pulpotomy success (ungraded).
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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level · Preschool children ≤6 years, North America
In North America, children with S-ECC had lower serum 25(OH)D than caries-free children (WMD -13.28 nmol/l; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Spontaneous space closure · Children and adolescents after extraction of a mandibular permanent first molar (before eruption of the second molar)
In the mandible, extraction at age 8-10 (vs after 10) increases odds of space closure (OR 3.32; low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries in children · Children (approx. 4-18 years)
Waist circumference was not significantly associated with childhood dental caries (pooled OR 1.08, 95% CI 0.90 to 1.30; I2=47.7%); ungraded.
1 finding from 1 review
Negative predictive value · Children and adults with primary or permanent dentition undergoing dental caries assessment
Negative predictive value was reported in 10 studies and ranged widely across studies (about 31% to 99.5%); no pooled estimate and certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Decayed surfaces (DS)
The intervention led to higher decayed surfaces (DS); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Untreated dental caries (d component), continuous · Brazilian children/adolescents (BMI classified by WHO 2007 Z-score)
Obesity may make little or no difference to untreated dental caries (low certainty).
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Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 6 years or younger (preschool children)
Serum 25(OH)D <50 nmol/l (vs 50–75 nmol/l) was associated with higher odds of ECC (OR 1.47; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Untreated dental caries (d component), continuous · Brazilian children/adolescents (BMI classified by WHO 2007 Z-score)
Overweight may make little or no difference to untreated dental caries (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Rotation of the mandibular second permanent molar · Children and adolescents after extraction of a mandibular permanent first molar (before eruption of the second molar)
After mandibular first molar extraction, the second molar was rotated in about 77% of cases (2 studies; very imprecise; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall success (composite of clinical and radiographic success) · Mature permanent teeth with irreversible pulpitis and carious pulp exposure (treated with full pulpotomy)
Platelet-rich fibrin and calcium hydroxide showed no significant difference in success (ungraded; effect size not reported).
1 finding from 1 review