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Primary study · included by 1 review

Reduced salivary flow and colonization by mutans streptococci in children with Down syndrome.

Areias 2012 · Areias Cristina, Sampaio-Maia Benedita, Pereira Maria de Lurdes, et al. · Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2012

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Oral hygiene and caries experience in children with down syndrome and autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · aetiology · 2025 · cited as Areias 2012 · Tables 3 and 4; Figure 2; reference 42
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
dmft (primary teeth caries experience)
Down syndrome (exposure) vs Healthy neurotypical controls · Cross-sectional (single assessment)
MD -0.14 [-0.61, 0.33]4 studies · 436 participantsLow
DMFT (permanent teeth caries experience)
Down syndrome (exposure) vs Healthy neurotypical controls · Cross-sectional (single assessment)
MD -0.29 [-0.97, 0.39]6 studies · 834 participantsLow

1 including review in total.