From: Caries in orphan children: prevalence and determinants—a systematic review and meta-analysis
Record | Age (years) | Sex | Country-City | Sample size | Orphanage type | Mean DMF/def (or dmf) | Conclusion | ||
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Institution-alised (O) | Controls (C) | ||||||||
1 | (Agarwalla et al., 2022) [47] | 7–11 | Both: 25 males & 25 females in each group | India | 100: 50 per group | Data not available | DMF = 1.54 ± 2.09 | DMF = 2.52 ± 3.04 | DMF of O < C not significantly (P = 0.064) |
2 | (Al-maweri et al., 2014) [12] | 6–15 | Males only (404) | Sana’a-Yemen | 404: 202 per group | NGO | dmft = 2.28 ± 2.37 | dmft = 3.82 ± 2.57 | dmft C > O significantly P < 0.001 |
DMFT = 2.06 ± 1.94 | DMFT = 1.77 ± 1.58 | O > C not significantly (P > 0.05) | |||||||
3 | (Gaytry, 2018) [67] | 8–14 | Data not available | Namakkal district- India | 400: 200 per group | Data not available | No. of participants: DMF ≤ 3:163 DMF > 3:37 | No. of participants: DMF ≤ 3:138 DMF > 3:62 | C > O Significantly P = 0.004 |
4 | Khattab & Abd-ElSabour, 2023) [20] | 6–12 | Both: 73 males & 83 females | Giza- Egypt | 156: 52 per group | NGO & Gov orphanages | def NGO = 1.69 ± 2.58 Gov = 0.41 ± 0.89 | def = 0.85 ± 1.79 | def NGO > C > Gov Significantly P < 0.01 |
DMF NGO = 1.86 ± 2.96 Gov = 1.80 ± 2.54 | DMF = 0.75 ± 1.29 | DMF NGO > Gov > C Significantly P = 0.025 | |||||||
5 | (Mehta et al., 2020) [46] | 12–15 | Both: 235 males & 115 females | Pune district- India | 350: 175 per group | Data not available | DMFT = 1.93 ± 1.21 | DMFT = 2.66 ± 1.27 | DMFT C > O Significantly P < 0.001 |
6 | (Meshki et al., 2022) [10] | 7–12 | Both: detailed numbers not available | Mashhad- Iran | 444: 222 per group | Gov | dmft = 9.01 ± 3.85 | dmft = 5.2 ± 3.4 | dmft O > C Significantly P = 0.003 |
DMFT = 3.36 ± 1.86 | DMFT = 2.1 ± 1.8 | DMFT O > C not significantly P = 0.6 | |||||||
7 | (Pavithran et al., 2009) [44] | 12–15 | Both: 213 males & 207 females | Bengaluru city- south India | 420: 210 per group | Data not available | DMFT = 0.76 ± 1.26 | DMFT = 0.64 ± 1.34 | DMFT O > C not significantly P = 0.370 |
8 | (Rimaviciute et al., 2019) [68] | 12 and 15 | Both: 64 males & 46 females | South Lithuania | 110: 55 per group | Social care? (government?) | 12-year-old: DMFT = 2.0 ± 3.25 15-year-old DMFT = 3.0 ± 3.0 | 12-year-old: DMFT median = 1 15-year-old DMFT median = 3 | O > C Significantly P < 0.01 |
9 | (Xu et al., 2021) [32] | 3–5, 12–15 | Both: 523 males & 399 females | Fuyang city- China | 922: 332 (O) vs 590 (C) | Data not available | dmf = 4.41 ± 2.6 | dmf = 3.29 ± 2.05 | dmf: O > C Significantly |
DMF = 1.28 ± 1.26 | DMF = 1.11 ± 1.24 | DMF: O > C Significantly |