Table 3.
Further detail of included studies and caries prevalence
| Focus GH or OH | Dentist involved | Instruments mentioned | Reliability tested† | Caries detection method | Caries prevalence in % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Primary dentition
| ||||||
| Riatto et al. [49] |
OH |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
WHO |
55.8 |
| Nicol et al. [31] |
OH |
Yes |
NA |
NA |
NA |
62 |
| Noaman et al. [41] |
OH |
NA |
Yes |
Yes |
WHO |
64.5 |
| Bhatt et al. [40] |
OH |
NA |
Yes |
Yes |
WHO |
84 |
|
Permanent dentition
| ||||||
| Riatto et al. [49] |
OH |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
WHO |
27.6 |
| Takriti et al. [38] |
OH |
Yes |
Yes |
NA |
WHO |
53 |
| Biscaglia et al. [43] |
OH |
NA |
Yes |
Yes |
WHO |
72.8 |
| Bhatt et al. [40] |
OH |
NA |
Yes |
Yes |
WHO |
79.5 |
| Marwaha et al. [32] |
OH |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
ICDAS II |
82 |
| Solyman et al. [37] |
OH |
Yes |
Yes |
1Dentist |
WHO |
87.5 |
| Høyvik et al. [48] |
OH |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
astdd |
89.4 |
| Salim et al. [45] |
OH |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
WHO |
92.4 |
| Salim et al. [46] |
OH |
NA |
Yes |
Yes |
WHO |
94.1 |
|
Unspecified dentition
| ||||||
| Kakalou et al. [29] |
GH |
NA |
NA |
NA |
ICD-10 |
4.6 |
| van Berlaer et al. [26] |
GH |
NA |
NA |
NA |
ICD-10 |
8.1 |
| Pavlopoulou et al. [28] |
GH |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
24.7 |
| Azrak et al. [35] |
OH |
Yes |
Yes |
NA |
WHO |
48.8 |
| Hjern et al. [30] |
GH |
NA |
Yes |
NA |
NA |
48.1 |
| Hoover et al. [33] |
OH |
Yes |
Yes |
NA |
NA |
67.4 |
| Al-Ani et al. [39] |
OH |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
WHO |
79.5 |
| Joury et al. [47] |
OH |
Yes |
NA |
NA |
NA |
90.2 |
| Freiberg et al. [27] |
OH |
Yes |
NA |
NA |
NA (BEMA)* |
98.7 |
| Moreau et al. [34] |
OH |
NA |
Yes |
NA |
WHO |
NA |
| Goetz et al. [36] |
OH |
Yes |
Yes |
1 dentist |
ICDAS (STROBE) |
NA |
| Hamid et al. [42] |
OH |
NA |
Yes |
NA |
NR |
NA |
| Makan et al. [44] |
OH |
Yes |
NA |
NA |
WHO |
NA |
| Kazwini et al. [50] |
OH |
Yes |
Yes |
NA |
WHO |
NA |
| Flynn et al. [51] | OH | NA | NA | NA | WHO | NA |
GH – general health, OH – oral health, NA – not applicable, WHO – World Health Organization, ICD-10 – International Classification of Diseases 10th revision, astdd – Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors, ICDAS – International Caries Detection and Assessment System, BEMA – Einheitliche Bewertungsmaßstab für zahnärztliche Leistungen [Scale of Evaluation for Medical Services in the Statutory Health Insurance Sector]
*BEMA is the standard of evaluation of dental services and forms within the statutory health insurance in Germany (dentist recorded caries in BEMA forms).
†Reliability tested: If the studies gave information about inter or intra reliability of dental examination, it is showed as Yes or NA. The studies that did not report the caries prevalence, reported caries in other forms DMFT/S.