SynthesisBMC oral health2018
Dental caries prevention strategies among children and adolescents with immigrant - or low socioeconomic backgrounds- do they work? A systematic review.
Synthesis in BMC oral health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05935813 (Characteristics of Adolescents Affected by Dental Caries), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Characteristics of Adolescents Affected by Dental Caries
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- Oral health in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis - a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2019Pooled it
- Impact of a Culturally Adapted Intervention on Early Childhood Caries Among Immigrants-A Cluster-Randomised Trial.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2026Trial
- Effects of an intervention on immigrant parents' knowledge and attitudes toward their children's oral health: A cluster randomized trial in Norway.European journal of oral sciences · 2025Trial
- An Alternative Technique for Topical Application of Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride (APF) Gel: A Two-Years Double-Blind Randomization Clinical Trial (RCT).Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Trial
- Caries Preventive Strategies in Specially Abled Children: A Systematic Review.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2025Article
- The Effect of Coconut and Frankincense Oils on the Biofilm Growth ofF1000Research · 2025Article
- Immigrant parents' perspectives on children's oral health and barriers to a culturally adapted intervention in Norway.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- Every bite counts to achieve oral health: a scoping review on diet and oral health preventive practices.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Immigrant Parents' Knowledge and Attitudes: Sociodemographic Variation Related to Restriction of Children's Sugar Intake.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2024Article
- Risk Factors Associated with Children's Behavior in Dental Clinics: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Screening forInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Caries Preventive Interventions and Oral Health Inequalities: A Scoping Review.JDR clinical and translational research · 2023Article
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- Dental Caries Prevalence and Experience (ICDAS II Criteria) of 5-, 12- and 15-Year-Old Children and Adolescents with an Immigrant Background in Greece, Compared with the Host Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Antibacterial Activities of Methanol and Aqueous Extracts ofDentistry journal · 2021Article
- Oral health and caries/gingivitis-associated factors of adolescents aged 12-15 in Shandong province, China: a cross-sectional Oral Health Survey.BMC oral health · 2021Article
- Attitudes toward brushing children's teeth-A study among parents with immigrant status in Norway.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2021Article
- An overview of reviews on strategies to reduce health inequalities.International journal for equity in health · 2020Review
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- The impact of a school-based tooth-brushing program on dental caries: a cross-sectional study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis systematic review was designed to uncover the most reliable evidence about the effects of caries preventive strategies in children and adolescents of immigrant or low socioeconomic backgrounds.
methodsAccording to pre-determined inclusion and exclusion criteria, relevant articles focusing on underprivileged groups were electronically selected between January1995 and October 2015. The literature search was conducted in five databases; PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, SweMed+ and Cochrane Library. Accepted languages for included articles were English, German and Scandinavian languages. Abstracts and selected articles in full text were read and assessed independently by two review authors. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses were not included. Also articles with topics of water fluoridation and fluoride toothpaste were excluded, this due to all existing evidence of anti-caries effect for disadvantaged groups. The key data about the main characteristics of the study were compiled in tables and a quality grading was performed.
resultsThirty-seven articles were selected for further evaluation. Supervised toothbrushing for 5-year-old school children was found to be an effective prevention technique for use in underprivileged groups. Also a child/mother approach, targeting nutrition and broad oral health education of mothers showed effectiveness. For older children, a slow-release fluoride device and application of acidulated phosphate fluoride (APF) gel showed to be effective.
conclusionOn the basis of this review, we maintain that in addition to studies of water fluoridation and fluoride toothpaste, there are other preventive intervention studies providing scientific evidence for caries reduction among children and adolescents with immigrant or low socioeconomic backgrounds.
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