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SynthesisBMC oral health2021

Prevalence of dental caries in Pakistan: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ammar Ahmed Siddiqui, Freah Alshammary, Mushir Mulla, Saad M Al-Zubaidi, Eman Afroze, Junaid Amin, Salman Amin, Sameer Shaikh, Ahmed A Madfa, Mohammad Khursheed Alam

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Ammar Ahmed SiddiquiDepartment of Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Bakhtawar Amin Medical and Dental College, Multan, Pakistan. Ammarqta2002@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-8816-6421
Freah AlshammaryDepartment of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Ha'il, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Mushir MullaDepartment of Oral and Dental Health, College of Applied Health Sciences Arrass, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Saad M Al-ZubaidiDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Ha'il, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Eman AfrozeGeneral Dental Practitioner, Private Clinic, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Junaid AminCollege of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Ha'il, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Salman AminCollege of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Sameer ShaikhDepartment of Oral Diagnostics, College of Dentistry, University of Ha'il, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed A MadfaDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Ha'il, Hail, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Khursheed AlamDepartment of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOptimum oral health is impossible to achieve without managing dental caries. The first step to manage dental caries at a community level is to know its prevalence and trend. Unfortunately, the prevalence of dental caries at the national/regional level is not known in many developing countries. Pakistan is no exception. The present meta-analysis was planned to document the prevalence of dental caries at the national, as well as regional level. This paper will serve as a baseline for making future health policies, and health promotion activities in the country.

methodsLiterature was searched through various databases, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and Web of science using: "Prevalence", "Dental Caries", "Dental Decay" and "Severity" as keywords. Any study that reported the prevalence of dental caries, and was conducted in the Pakistani population was included. Thirty studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Quality assessment of all the included studies was performed using Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal checklist for prevalence studies. MedCalc software was used to analyze the data.

resultsIn total 27,878 subjects were included in a meta-analysis from 30 studies. The prevalence estimate of dental caries at the national level was 56.62% (95% CI: 49.54 to 63.57). The I

conclusionBased on the existing data nearly 60% of the Pakistani population have dental caries. The proportion is almost the same in all provinces. Most of the included studies were found to be of high risk.

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Dental CariesHealth PromotionHumansOral HealthPakistanPrevalenceDental cariesDental DecayPakistanPrevalence

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