Primary study · included by 1 review

Sadeghi 2016

Included by

Dental caries burden across age groups in Kerman province, Iran (1992-2025): a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · prevalence · 2026 · cited as Sadeghi 2016 · Table 3; Figure 3; reference 26
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
dmft index (decayed, missing, filled primary teeth)
None (single-group pooled mean; descriptive caries burden) vs None · 1992 to 2025
Pooled mean dmft 4.78 [4.13, 5.43]NRGRADE not reported
dmft index (decayed, missing, filled primary teeth)
None (single-group pooled mean; descriptive caries burden) vs None · 1992 to 2025
Pooled mean dmft 5.30 [4.83, 5.76]NRGRADE not reported
dmft index (decayed, missing, filled primary teeth)
None (single-group pooled mean; descriptive caries burden) vs None · 1992 to 2025
Meta-regression coefficient -1.14 [-1.70, -0.58]NRGRADE not reported
dmft index (decayed, missing, filled primary teeth)
None (single-group pooled mean; descriptive caries burden) vs None · 1992 to 2025
Meta-regression coefficient -0.46 [-1.39, 0.46]NRGRADE not reported
dmft index (decayed, missing, filled primary teeth)
None (single-group pooled mean; descriptive caries burden) vs None · 1992 to 2025
Pooled mean dmft 5.12 [4.74, 5.50]12 studies · 8384 participantsVery low
dmft index (decayed, missing, filled primary teeth)
None (single-group pooled mean; descriptive caries burden) vs None · 1992 to 2025
Meta-regression coefficient -0.03 [-0.08, 0.01]NRGRADE not reported
dmft index (decayed, missing, filled primary teeth)
None (single-group pooled mean; descriptive caries burden) vs None · 1992 to 2025
Meta-regression coefficient 2.20 [1.79, 2.62]NRGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.