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Identifying high-risk children for dental caries in school settings: A simple predictive model

Wickramasinghe 2022 · Wickramasinghe Danushi, Usgodaarachchi Udaya · Ceylon Medical Journal · 2022

doi:10.4038/cmj.v67i4.9744journal-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 Wickramasinghe 2022 · Table 1/Table 2; Reference 20; Figure 2 (pooled, labelled 'Danushi 2022')

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.