Primary study · included by 2 reviews

Dental Caries Experience in Texan Children with Cleft Lip and Palate.

Sunderji 2017 · Sunderji Sabrina, Acharya Bhavini, Flaitz Catherine, et al. · Pediatric dentistry · 2017

Trial PICO

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Results

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Included by

Caries in children with and without orofacial clefting: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Non-Cochrane · aetiology · 2022 · cited as Sunderji 2017 · Figure 2 (forest plot, subgroup 1.1.1 primary dentition); Table 3 (cleft type); Tables 1-2; References

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Caries experience in the primary dentition (dmft/dmfs/dfs/deft/ds; pooled as standardized mean difference) Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) vs No cleft lip and/or palate (non-CL/P)	SMD 0.09 [-0.59, 0.76]	5 studies · 708 participants	Ungraded
Caries experience in the primary dentition (dmft/dmfs/dfs/deft/ds; pooled as standardized mean difference) Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) vs No cleft lip and/or palate (non-CL/P)	SMD 1.74 [0.24, 3.25]	4 studies · 789 participants	Ungraded
Caries experience in the primary dentition (dmft/dmfs/dfs/deft/ds; pooled as standardized mean difference) Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) vs No cleft lip and/or palate (non-CL/P)	SMD 0.27 [0.06, 0.49]	10 studies · 2366 participants	Ungraded
Caries experience in the primary dentition (dmft/dmfs/dfs/deft/ds; pooled as standardized mean difference) Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) vs No cleft lip and/or palate (non-CL/P)	SMD 0.46 [0.15, 0.77]	16 studies · 3863 participants	Ungraded

Oral health in patients with cleft lip and palate: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of periodontal and dental disease and oral microbiota (part 1).

Non-Cochrane · aetiology · 2025 · cited as Sunderji 2017 · Table 1; Fig. 6 (PI, cleft vs controls)

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Plaque Index (PI) Unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) vs Bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP)	MD -0.13 [-0.38, 0.12]	2 studies · 117 participants	Ungraded
Plaque Index (PI) Orofacial cleft (cleft lip and/or palate) as exposure vs Healthy controls without cleft	MD 0.29 [0.24, 0.34]	6 studies · 1618 participants	Low

2 including reviews in total.