SynthesisHead & face medicine2020
Dental caries in primary and permanent teeth in children's worldwide, 1995 to 2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Clinical Performance of a Preheated Thermoviscous Bulk-Fill Composite and Two Different Indirect Composite Systems in Primary Molars: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
215 citing papers in PubMed, 16 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 386 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Advancements in Caries Diagnostics Using Bitewing Radiography: A Systematic Review of Deep Learning Approaches.Caries research · 2026Pooled it
- Supervised toothbrushing programs: evaluating impact, barriers, and facilitators - a mixed-method umbrella review.Evidence-based dentistry · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of diode laser for pulpotomy in primary teeth: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2025Pooled it
- Success rate of Hall Technique for restoring carious primary molars - systematic review and meta-analysis.Evidence-based dentistry · 2025Pooled it
- Breaking the cycle: how poverty affects children's oral health in developing nations-a rapid review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- The Potential of Silver Diamine Fluoride in Non-Operative Management of Dental Caries in Primary Teeth: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Artificial Intelligence in Dental Caries Diagnosis and Detection: An Umbrella Review.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2024Pooled it
- Association between prenatal vitamin D deficiency with dental caries in infants and children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
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- Is Mutans Streptococci count a risk predictor of Early Childhood Caries? A systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2023Pooled it
- Passive Smoking and Oral Health of Infants, Preschoolers, and Children: A Systematic Review.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2023Pooled it
- [Polymorphisms associated with dental caries in pediatric populations: a systematic review].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2023Pooled it
- Sealants for preventing dental caries in primary teeth.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Plaque Reduction Efficacy of an Advanced Electric Toothbrush Compared with a Manual Toothbrush Among 6- to 10-Year-Old Children: Results From a 4-Week Randomised Controlled Trial.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2026Trial
- Retention and caries-preventive outcomes of glass ionomer-based fissure sealants in children: a 24-month split-mouth randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Clinical and radiographic outcomes of pulpectomy in primary teeth using two rotary file systems compared with manual files: a cost-effectiveness analysis.BMC oral health · 2025Trial
- Assessing Caries Removal Efficacy and Pain Perception in Children, Using Smart Bur Versus Carbide Bur: A Randomized Clinical Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Trial
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Abstract
backgroundEarly childhood caries (ECC) is a type of dental caries in the teeth of infants and children that is represented as one of the most prevalent dental problems in this period. Various studies have reported different types of prevalence of dental caries in primary and permanent teeth in children worldwide. However, there has been no comprehensive study to summarize the results of these studies in general, so this study aimed to determine the prevalence of dental caries in primary and permanent teeth in children in different continents of the world during a systematic review and meta-analysis.
methodsIn this review study, articles were extracted by searching in the national and international databases of SID, MagIran, IranMedex, IranDoc, Cochrane, Embase, ScienceDirect, Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science (ISI) between 1995 and December 2019. Random effects model was used for analysis and heterogeneity of studies was evaluated by using the I
findingsIn this study, a total of 164 articles (81 articles on the prevalence of dental caries in primary teeth and 83 articles on the prevalence of dental caries in permanent teeth) were entered the meta-analysis. The prevalence of dental caries in primary teeth in children in the world with a sample size of 80,405 was 46.2% (95% CI: 41.6-50.8%), and the prevalence of dental caries in permanent teeth in children in the world with a sample size of 1,454,871 was 53.8% (95% CI: 50-57.5%). Regarding the heterogeneity on the basis of meta-regression analysis, there was a significant difference in the prevalence of dental caries in primary and permanent teeth in children in different continents of the world. With increasing the sample size and the year of study, dental caries in primary teeth increased and in permanent teeth decreased.
conclusionThe results of this study showed that the prevalence of primary and permanent dental caries in children in the world was found to be high. Therefore, appropriate strategies should be implemented to improve the aforementioned situation and to troubleshoot and monitor at all levels by providing feedback to hospitals.
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