Journal article
Dental caries prevalence in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: a qualitative systematic review and recommendations for future research
International journal of paediatric dentistry, Vol.23(5), pp.376-386
09/2013
DOI: 10.1111/ipd.12042
PMCID: PMC3745806
PMID: 23758751
Abstract
Children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF) are believed to be at low risk for dental caries, but this paradigm has not been critically evaluated.
To conduct a qualitative systematic review of the international literature on dental caries prevalence in children and adolescents with CF and make recommendations on future CF-related oral health research priorities.
The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement was used to identify relevant studies published between 1960 and 2013.
The search resulted in 696 studies. Fifteen publications were included in the qualitative systematic review. Ten studies concluded that children with CF had significantly lower caries prevalence than control children, three studies reported that children with CF had higher caries prevalence, and two studies found no difference by CF status. Of the seven studies including age-based subgroup analyses, only one study supported the current paradigm. All studies had limitations that may bias study results.
While children with CF may be a lower risk for dental caries, adolescents with CF may not be at lower caries than those without CF. Additional research is needed to evaluate a potentially flawed paradigm regarding caries risk in children and adolescents with CF.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Dental caries prevalence in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: a qualitative systematic review and recommendations for future research
- Creators
- Donald L Chi - University of Washington
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of paediatric dentistry, Vol.23(5), pp.376-386
- DOI
- 10.1111/ipd.12042
- PMID
- 23758751
- PMCID
- PMC3745806
- ISSN
- 0960-7439
- eISSN
- 1365-263X
- Grant note
- L60 MD003921 / NIMHD NIH HHS P30 DK089507 / NIDDK NIH HHS K08 DE020856 / NIDCR NIH HHS K08DE020856 / NIDCR NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2013
- Academic Unit
- Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984283711902771
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