What do systematic reviews say?

Highest plaque category vs Lowest plaque category

The highest plaque category was associated with higher dental caries.

• Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. 2021 All outcomes

  Highest versus lowest plaque category
  ARR 4.77 [3.67, 6.19]
  1 study · 1036 participants
  GRADE not reported

Highest BMI category (overweight/obese) vs Lowest BMI category (normal weight/underweight)

In the Region: Asian countries subgroup, the BMI (highest vs lowest)-childhood caries association was significant (OR 1.70, 95% CI 1.25 to 2.32; ungraded).

• Childhood obesity in relation to risk of dental caries: a cumulative and dose-response systematic review and… 2024 All outcomes

  Dental examinations of children; 15 countries across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania · Region: Asian countries
  OR 1.70 [1.25, 2.32]
  6 studies
  GRADE not reported
• Childhood obesity in relation to risk of dental caries: a cumulative and dose-response systematic review and… 2024 All outcomes

  Dental examinations of children; 15 countries across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania · Study design: cross-sectional
  OR 1.58 [1.20, 2.08]
  9 studies
  GRADE not reported
• Childhood obesity in relation to risk of dental caries: a cumulative and dose-response systematic review and… 2024 All outcomes

  Dental examinations of children; 15 countries across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania · Adjustment for age: yes
  OR 1.04 [0.84, 1.30]
  6 studies
  GRADE not reported

Video modelling acclimatisation for LA vs Oral hygiene video

Video modelling acclimatisation for LA may leads to lower self- or observational assessment of intraoperative… compared with oral hygiene video (low certainty).

• Interventions for increasing acceptance of local anaesthetic in children and adolescents having dental treatment 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes

  In advance of LA
  MD -37.16 [-50.94, -23.38]
  1 study · 66 participants
  Low

Titanium framework FDP vs High-gold content alloy framework FDP

• Interventions for replacing missing teeth: partially absent dentition 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes

  5 years
  5-year prosthesis survival 84% (95% CI 0.79 to 0.89) titanium vs 98% (95% CI 0.96 to 1.00) high-gold alloy; statistically significant difference (P = 0.005)
  1 study · 47 participants
  GRADE not reported