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ReviewThe Saudi dental journal2025

Impact of epilepsy on oral and dental health status in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Narjes Amrollahi, Faeze Ghorbani, Maryam Chegeni

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Review in The Saudi dental journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Narjes AmrollahiDental Research Center, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Faeze GhorbaniDental Students' Research Committee, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. faeze.ghorbani.daneshjoo@gmail.com.
Maryam ChegeniDepartment of Public Health, Molecular and Medicine Research Center, Khomein University of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders in children, and both the condition and its treatments can significantly affect oral health. This systematic review aimed to assess the oral and dental health status of epileptic children. This secondary study involved a systematic literature search up to June 2024, using databases including Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, and PubMed. Articles were selected based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, and their quality was assessed using NIH checklist. Data were analyzed using Stata 17 software. The I

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ChildrenDental cariesEpilepsyOral hygiene

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PMID40884713
PMCPMC12398446

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