Primary study · included by 1 review

Prediction model for early childhood caries risk based on behavioral determinants using a machine learning algorithm

Qu 2022 · Qu Xing, Zhang Chao, Houser Shannon H., et al. · Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine · 2022

doi:10.1016/j.cmpb.2022.107221journal-article

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Risk prediction models for dental caries in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Non-Cochrane · prognostic · 2025 · cited as Qu 2022 · Table 1/Table 2; Reference 25; Figure 2 (pooled)

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Dental caries discrimination (area under the curve) Simple childhood caries prediction models with at least two predictors vs No competing model · Validation assessment; prediction horizon not reported	AUC 0.766 [0.761, 0.771]	1 study	Ungraded
Dental caries discrimination (area under the curve) Simple childhood caries prediction models with at least two predictors vs No competing model · Validation assessment; prediction horizon not reported	AUC 0.71 [0.69, 0.72]	1 study	Ungraded
Model discrimination (area under the ROC curve, AUC) Simplified caries prediction models (>=2 predictors; microbiome-primary studies excluded), but some pooled models include microbe predictors (Yaxuan 2023: S. mutans; Kim 2018: biofilm acidogenicity/saliva) vs None (no competing model) · Prediction of future/undiagnosed caries; cohort follow-up 3 months-10 years	AUC 0.79 [0.73, 0.84]	6 studies	Ungraded
Dental caries discrimination (area under the curve) Simple childhood caries prediction models with at least two predictors vs No competing model · Validation assessment; prediction horizon not reported	AUC 0.931 [0.876, 0.967]	1 study	Ungraded
Dental caries discrimination (area under the curve) Simple childhood caries prediction models with at least two predictors vs No competing model · Validation assessment; prediction horizon not reported	AUC 0.592 [0.514, 0.671]	1 study	Ungraded
Dental caries discrimination (area under the curve) Simple childhood caries prediction models with at least two predictors vs No competing model · Validation assessment; prediction horizon not reported	AUC 0.782 [0.681, 0.884]	1 study	Ungraded
Dental caries discrimination (area under the curve) Simple childhood caries prediction models with at least two predictors vs No competing model · Validation assessment; prediction horizon not reported	AUC 0.91 [0.87, 0.94]	1 study	Ungraded

1 including review in total.