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5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews · Dental caries

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Epilepsy (as exposure/condition) vs Healthy participants without epilepsy (control group)

Caries in primary teeth: dmft (3 years) · Children and adolescents with epilepsy

In children/adolescents, the dmft (primary teeth) index does not differ significantly with epilepsy (SMD 0.132, 95% CI -0.220 to 0.484, P = .463; ungraded subgroup).

1 finding from 1 review

Epilepsy (as exposure/condition) vs Healthy participants without epilepsy (control group)

Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth) · Children and adolescents with epilepsy

In children/adolescents, the higher DMFT with epilepsy is not statistically significant (SMD 0.334, 95% CI -0.140 to 0.827, P = .164; ungraded subgroup).

1 finding from 1 review

Epilepsy (as exposure/condition) vs Healthy participants without epilepsy (control group)

Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth) · people with epilepsy

People with epilepsy have a significantly higher DMFT (permanent-teeth caries) index than controls (SMD 0.403, 95% CI 0.057 to 0.749; high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Epilepsy (as exposure/condition) vs Healthy participants without epilepsy (control group)

Mean DMFT (decayed, missing, filled permanent teeth) · Adults with epilepsy

In adults, epilepsy is associated with a significantly higher DMFT than controls (SMD 0.548, P < .001; ungraded subgroup analysis).

1 finding from 1 review

Epilepsy (as exposure/condition) vs Healthy participants without epilepsy (control group)

Caries in primary teeth: dmft (3 years) · people with epilepsy

The dmft (primary-teeth caries) index does not differ significantly between people with epilepsy and controls (SMD 0.132, 95% CI -0.22 to 0.484; high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review