SynthesisBMC oral health2022
Dental caries at enamel and dentine level among European adolescents - a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Exploratory Grouping Along a Shared Oral-Health Burden Continuum in Children and Adolescents: An Age-Stratified Cluster Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
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- Automated Classification of Enamel Caries from Intraoral Images Using Deep Learning Models: A Diagnostic Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Changes in Salivary Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 Concentrations Are Not Associated with Oral Health during Early Adolescence.Caries research · 2025Article
- Dental and periodontal condition by sociodemographics in Finnish adults in 2023: cross-sectional results from the Healthy Finland Survey.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- Associations of adverse childhood experiences with dental fear, and the mediating role of dental fear on caries experience: the Young-HUNT4 Survey.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Individual caries increments during adolescence in seven Norwegian cohorts born 1996-2002.BMC oral health · 2025Observational
- Oral health and use of dental services in early adulthood and changes from adolescence - Fit Futures, a longitudinal cohort study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Laser Pulpotomy vs. Conventional Vital Pulpotomy in Primary Teeth: A Comparative Clinical Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Survey of the Condition of Each Tooth in Patients With Mandibular Protrusion by Age Group.Cureus · 2025Article
- Dietary and Hygiene-Related Knowledge Versus Reported Behaviors of Eighteen-Year-Olds: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Comparison of Dental Caries Risk Assessment Using CaRisk- A Simple Mobile Based Application and WHO deft, DMFT Scores: A Cross Sectional Study.Journal of dentistry (Shiraz, Iran) · 2024Article
- Ozone Treatment for the Management of Caries in Primary Dentition: A Systematic Review of Clinical Studies.Dentistry journal · 2024Review
- Adolescents' views on oral health care and promotion in Norway: everyday practices, recommendations, and future visions.Frontiers in oral health · 2024Article
- Comparative evaluation of remineralizing efficacy of calcium sodium phosphosilicate, ginger, turmeric, and fluoride.Dental research journal · 2024Article
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundIn contrast with the last century, caries epidemiology has begun integrating enamel caries into determinations of caries prevalence and experience. The objective of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the caries status including estimations of enamel caries, of European adolescents.
methodFour databases (Medline Ovid, Embase, CINAHL, and SweMed+) were systematically searched from 1 January 2000 through 20 September 2021 for peer-reviewed publications on caries prevalence and caries experience in 12-19-year-olds; that also included evaluations of enamel lesions. Summary estimates were calculated using random effect model.
resultsOverall, 30 publications were selected for the systematic review covering 25 observational studies. Not all studies could be used in the meta-analyses. Caries prevalence was 77% (n = 22 studies). Highest prevalence was reported in the age groups 16-19 years, and in studies where caries examinations were done before 2010. The overall mean DMFT score was 5.93 (n = 14 studies) and it was significantly lower among Scandinavian adolescents than among other European adolescents (4.43 vs. 8.89). The proportion of enamel caries (n = 7 studies) was 50%, and highest in the lowest age group (12-15 years). Results from the present systematic review reflected the caries distribution to be skewed at individual-, tooth- and surface levels; at tooth and surface level, also changed according to age.
conclusionsAlthough studies in which the caries examinations had been done in 2010 or later documented a reduction in caries prevalence, caries during adolescence still constitutes a burden. Thus, the potential for preventing development of more severe caries lesions, as seen in the substantial volume of enamel caries during early adolescence, should be fully exploited. For this to happen, enamel caries should be a part of epidemiological reporting in national registers.
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