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Primary study · included by 1 review

Comparison of risk indicators of dental caries in children with and without cleft lip and palate deformities.

Shashni 2015 · Shashni Rubina, Goyal Ashima, Gauba Krishan, et al. · Contemporary clinical dentistry · 2015

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Oral Candida colonisation and cariogenic bacteria in children and adolescents with cleft lip and/or palate: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · aetiology · 2026 · cited as Shashni 2015 · Table 3; References; Figs. 3-5 / Results synthesis
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
High salivary Streptococcus mutans count
Non-syndromic cleft lip and/or palate vs Non-cleft controls
RR 2.74 [1.42, 5.27]3 studies · 512 participantsVery low
High salivary Lactobacillus count
Non-syndromic cleft lip and/or palate vs Non-cleft controls
RR 1.33 [0.71, 2.47]3 studies · 512 participantsVery low
High salivary Streptococcus mutans count
Non-syndromic cleft lip and/or palate vs Non-cleft controls
RR 2.18 [1.05, 4.52]2 studiesGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.