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ArticleJournal of dentistry (Shiraz, Iran)2020

Dental Caries Status and its Related Factors in Iran: A Meta-Analysis.

Mohammad Reza Soltani, Mahsa Sayadizadeh, Sajad Raeisi Estabragh, Kiana Ghannadan, Mahsa Malek-Mohammadi

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Article in Journal of dentistry (Shiraz, Iran), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mohammad Reza SoltaniDept. of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Ilam University of Medical of Sciences, Iran.
Mahsa SayadizadehDept. of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Sajad Raeisi EstabraghDept. of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
Kiana GhannadanDept. of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Qazvin University of Medical of Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Mahsa Malek-MohammadiStudent Research Committee, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Kerman University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

statement of the problemDental caries is a global health issue, which imposes a great deal on individuals and the community. PURPOSE: The main purpose of this study was to identify the dental caries status and/or DMFT/dmft data and its related factors in Iran. MATERIALS AND

methodThe search performed in the online databases to identify all literature published up to Oct 2018. The random effects model was applied to pool analysis and verses. Funnel plots and Egger test used to examine publication bias. All analyses were carried out with R software version 3.2.1 and STATA (version 11.1).

results69 studies selected as eligible for final analysis in which all subjects were in age range less than 18 years old except 4; so, all results and analyzes were only calculated in this age group. The total rate of dental caries was 72.8% (95%CI, 69.2-76.4%) and the mean of dental caries was 2.33 (95% CI, 2.12-2.54) based on DMFT values and 3.86 (95% CI, 3.49-4.22) based on the dmft values. These rates were almost similar in both sexes. In addition, these trend were higher in rural than urban regions. Subgroup analysis found a direct relationship between DMFT index and age, while the reverse was true for relationship between dmft and age. The mean dental caries were higher in children with low socioeconomic status, low family income, low educated and unemployed parents, crowded families, excessive carbohydrate intake, and less toothbrushes frequency.

conclusionThe present study showed high prevalence and experience of dental caries among children and adolescents (<18 years of age) in Iran. This illustrates ineffective oral health national preventive programs and lack of educational measures. New preventive procedures, practical educational programs, and modern therapeutic methods are needed to improve oral health status.

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Dental CariesDental DecaysDMFTIranMeta-Analysis

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