SynthesisCaries research2021
Dental Health Inequalities among Indigenous Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in Caries research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06838182 (Caries-associated Saliva Biomarkers in Caries Experienced and Caries Free Population Among Different Races), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Caries-associated Saliva Biomarkers in Caries Experienced and Caries Free Population Among Different Races: Diagnostic Accuracy Study
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dental caries experience in Indigenous children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis assessing worldwide disparities and time trends (1968-2024).Clinical oral investigations · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and Meta-analysis.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2023Pooled it
- Social Determinants and Oral Health Among Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Older Adults in La Araucanía, Chile: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR aging · 2026Article
- Indigenous-non-Indigenous inequalities in oral health prevention among children and adolescents in Ecuador: a cross-sectional study.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Higher Rates of Emergency Oral Health Care Presentations Among Indigenous Australians: A Comparative Public Health Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders: Mixed‑Methods Study Using Psychosocial Impact of a Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire.International dental journal · 2026Article
- Association between dietary pattern, tobacco use and dental health status among indigenous adults in Bandarban, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Policy Options to Complement the New Canadian Dental Program Enabling High Quality Care for People With Disabilities and Older Adults.Gerodontology · 2025Review
- Socio-Educational Factors Associated With the Caries Index in Indigenous Amazonian Nationalities.Cureus · 2025Article
- A scoping review on early childhood caries and inequalities using the Sustainable Development Goal 10 framework.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Oral health surveys of traditional peoples and communities in Brazil: a scope review.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Incidence of Tooth Loss in Remote Indigenous Populations of the Amazon Region: A 13-Year Cohort Study Before and After Belo Monte Dam.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Social determinants of oral health in an indigenous community of Chile: preliminary data of a mixed qualitative and quantitative study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Tooth wear and tertiary crowding: a 13-year cohort study in Amazon Indigenous populations.Progress in orthodontics · 2025Article
- Decolonise oral health care: calling for a rights-based, accountability framework approach.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- The sociobiome-oral microbiome mediates dental caries among Indigenous Australians.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Evaluating practices toward dental health among primary school children in Rwanda.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Conceptualising the relationships between food sovereignty, food security and oral health among global Indigenous Communities: a scoping review.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- A rural teledentistry care experience: a geriatric approach to assessing oral health status and treatment needs in older adults from a Mapuche community in Chile.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Racial Disparities in Access to Dental Care: A Secondary Analysis of the California Health Interview Survey 2023.Galen medical journal · 2024Article
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to document the disparity in dental caries experiences among indigenous and nonindigenous populations globally by measuring dental caries prevalence and severity. An electronic database (MEDLINE) was initially searched using relevant keywords. This was followed by use of the search string in the following electronic databases: Scopus, EBSCOhost, Cochrane, and Open Grey. Two independent reviewers conducted the study search and screening, quality assessment, and data extraction, which was facilitated using JBI SUMARI software. The primary outcome was the decayed missing filled teeth (DMFT) score and dental caries prevalence. Subgroup analysis was done by country of publication to identify causes of heterogeneity. Forest plots were used with the standardized mean difference (SMD) and publication bias was assessed using the Egger test with funnel plot construction. For the final review, 43 articles were selected and 34 were meta-analyzed. The pooled mean DMFT for both the permanent dentition (SMD = 0.26; 95% CI 0.13-0.39) and deciduous dentition (SMD = 0.67; 95% CI 0.47-0.87) was higher for the Indigenous population than for the general population. Indigenous populations experienced more decayed teeth (SMD = 0.44; 95% CI 0.25-0.62), a slightly higher number of missing teeth (SMD = 0.11< 95% CI -0.05 to 0.26), and lesser filled teeth (SMD = -0.04; 95% CI -0.20 to 0.13) than their nonindigenous counterparts. The prevalence of dental caries (SMD = 0.27; 95% CI 0.13-0.41) was higher among indigenous people. Globally, indigenous populations have a higher caries prevalence and severity than nonindigenous populations. The factors which have led to such inequities need to be examined.
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