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. 2021 Jul 22;16(5):643–656. doi: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2021.06.008

Table 3.

Summary of study characteristics and outcome measures.

Study name Location Age Gender % Caries % Dental Free Caries Caries prevalence
Bhayat and Ahmad (2011) Almadinah Almunawwarah 12 Male (57.2%) (42.8%) Overall: DMFT (1.53) (SD:1.88)
Private school: DMFT (1.28) (SD:1.55)
Public school: DMFT (1.81) (SD:2.15)
D = 1.30 (SD: 1.82)
Private School: D= (0.98) (SD:1.47)
Public School: D=(1.65) (SD: 2.10)
AL Agili and Alaki (2013) Jeddah 9 year (880)
14 year (775)
Male (875)
Female (780)
Age 9 (91.58%)
Age 14 (73.42%).
Overall: (16.87%)
Age (9): (8.42%)
Age (14): (26.58%)
Overall: (83.13%)
Age: (9) (91.58%)
Age: (14) (73.42%)
Primary teeth: (63%)
Permanent teeth: (56.7%)
Age 9: untreated decays: (81%)
Age 14: untreated decays: (59%)
Al Agili and Park 2013 Jeddah 13 to 20 years old Male (270) 56% 44% DMFT (2.1) (SD: 2.77) 80% of DMFT is decays
Al Akli et al. (2013) Jeddah 5_13 Years Male (35)
Female (25)
Not record Not record dmft:(8.96) With asthma
dmft: (8.03) Without asthma
DMFT: (2.16) With asthma
DMFT: (1.96) Without asthma
Not recorded
Alkarimi et al., 2014 Jeddah 6 _ 8 years Male (175)
Female (242)
Primary teeth (87.1%)
Permanent teeth (4.8%)
Primary teeth 12. %
Permanent teeth 95.2%
dmft: (5.7) (SD: 4.2) (d)= (5.1) (SD:4.1)
It is (89.5%) of dmft value
AL Amoudi et al. (2012) Jeddah At least 10 moths to 36 months Not dmft: (4.08) (SD 3.70)
Al Dosari et al. (2004) Riyadh & Qaseem 6 to 7 years
12–13 years
91.2% 8.8% Riyadh: dmft: (6.53) (SD: 4.3)
DMFT: (5.06) (SD:3.65)
Riyadh: d= (5.67)
D= (4.65)
Qaseem: dmft: (6.35) (SD: 3.83)
DMFT: (4.53) (SD:3.57)
Qaseem: d= (5.28)
D= (4.11)
Al Malik and Rehbini, (2006) Jeddah 6_7 years Male (150)
Female (150)
96% 4% dmft: (8.06) (SD: 4.04)
DMFT: (0.41) (SD:0.86)
d= (6.92) (SD:3.94)
D= (0.40) (SD:0.83)
Al Shahrani et al. (2015) Dammam 9–11 years Male (307) 66.4% 33.6% dmft: (5.61) (SD: 3.01) d = (4) (SD:2.83)
Al-hebshi et al. (2015) Jazan 6–12 years Male (142)
Female (128)
93% 7% DMFT: (1.98) (SD: 2.10) D = (1.89) (SD:2.10)
Al-Jobair et al. (2013) Riyadh 4_12 years
Orphan
Male (69)
Female (21)
96% 4% dmft: (2.90) (SD: 2.51)
dmfs:(5.51) (SD:7.36)
DMFT: (2.80) (SD:2.12)
DMFS: (3.49) (SD:3.31)
The (d) compound from dmfs is d= (3.80) (SD: 4.17).
The (D) compound from DMFS is D= (3.18) (SD: 2.70)
4–12 years
Non-orphan
Male (69)
Female (21)
90% 10% dmft: (3.23) (SD: 3.20)
dmfs: (5.51) (SD:7.36)
DMFT: (1.99) (SD: 2.29)
DMFS: (1.97) (SD: 2.62)
The (d) compound from dmfs is d = (2.03) (SD:4.13)
The (D) compound from DMFS is D = (0.90) (SD: 2.10)
AlMobeeriek 2012 Riyadh 20_50 years Male (59)
Female (41) (Psychological)
Not recorded Not recorded DMFT: (13.81) D=(2.95) (SD: 2.88)
Male 59
Female (25) (Normal)
Not recorded Not recorded DMFT: (10.48) D= (6.21) (SD: 4.87)
AL-BANYAN et al. (2000) Riyadh 5_12 years Male (154)
Female (118)
99.3% 0.7% dmft: (3.8) (SD:3.2)
DMFT: (3.8) (SD: 3.2). (Notice there are sub)
Decayed primary teeth (70%)
Decayed permanent teeth (41%)
Al Dosari et al. (2011) Saudi 6–7 years old
12–13 years old
15–18 years old
Male (6100)
Female (6100)
Not recorded Not recorded dmft: (2.68–7.07)
DMFT: (1.81–4.70)
d primary teeth (86%)
D permanent teeth (90%)
Alhammad et al., 2010 Riyadh 3 to 6
7 to 9
10 to 12
10 to 12
Male (82)
Female (58)
(98.6%) 1.4% DMFS: (18.8) (SD: 16.3). DS= (10.9) (SD: 7.5)
DMFS: (23.4) (SD:17.7). DS = (15.4) (SD:12.1)
DMFS: 20.5 SD (14.0). DS= (12.4) (SD: 9.7)
Al Malik et al. (2001) Jeddah 2 to 5 years old Male (511)
Female (476)
73% 27% Over all dmft: (4.8) (SD:4.87)
Over all dmfs: (12.67) (SD:15.46)
Age 3: dmft: (3.59) (SD: 4.74) dmfs: (8.64) (SD: 13.59)
Age 4: dmft: (4.82) (SD: 4.89) dmfs: (12.56) (SD: 15.33)
Age 5: dmft (5.09) (SD: 4.85)
AL Qahtani and Wyne (2008) Riyadh 6_7 years old
11_12 years old
Female (219) Age (6_7): dmft: (7.58) (SD: 2.02)
Deaf: dmft: (7.35) (SD: 3.82)
DMFT: (1.67) (SD: 1.67)
Deaf DMFT: (0.87) (SD: 1.25)
(d) = (6.33) (SD: 2.74)
(Deaf) (d)= (7.9) (SD: 3.55)
(D)= (1.67) (SD:1.67)
Deaf (D)= (0.87) (SD: 1.25)
Age (11_12): dmft: (1.0) (SD: 1.9)
DMFT: (5.12) (SD:3.45)
Deaf dmft: (2.11) (SD: 2.53)
Deaf DMFT: (5.81) (SD: 2.95)
(d)= (1.0) (SD: 1.9)
(D)= (3.76) (SD (2.66)
Deaf (d)= (1.0) (SD: 2.37)
Deaf (D)= (5.16) (SD: 2.62)
Alshammary 1999 Saudi 12_13 Years old Male (937)
Female (937)
Rural: 64% 36% DMFT: (2.65) (SD: 2.62). (D)= (2.38) (89.81%)
Urban: 74% 26% DMFT: 2.69 SD (2.57). (D)= (2.41) (89.59%)
Amin and Al-Abad 2008 AL_Hassa 10 _14 Years old Male (1115) 68.9% 31.1% Not record Not record
Atieh (2008) Dammam 60 years old Male (95)
Female (65)
NS NS DMFT: (20.7) (SD: 5.3)
GOHI-ar: (32.1) (SD:122)
Not record
Brown 2009 Riyadh 5 Years old Male (203)
Female (183)
Healthy: 84% 16% deft: (6.25) (SD: 4.71) d = 79.3%
Unhealthy: 91.9% 8.9% deft: (9.91) (SD: 5.61) d = 79.5%
Fadel et al., 2010 Riyadh& Jeddah Mean 38 years old (SD: 15) Male (76)
Female (36)
NS NS RDT: (0.6) (SD: 2) D = (5) (SD: 4)
Farooqi et al., 2015 Dammam 6–9 years Male (406) 77.8% 22.2% dmft: (3.66) (SD: 3.17) (d)= (3.28) (SD: 2.92)
10–12 years old 68%. 32% DMFT: (1.94) (SD: 2.0) (D)= (1.76) (SD:1.85)
Farsi 2008 Jeddah 6–11 years old Male (179)
Female (133)
99.04% 0.96% DMFT: (2.93) (SD:2.29)
12–17 years old DMFT: (6.83) (SD: 4.63)
18–40 years old DMFT: (12.51) (SD: 5.45)
Farsi 2010 Jeddah 4 years old Male (204)
Female (306)
dmft: (3.73)
5 years old dmft: (4.13)
Gandeh and Milaat(2000) Jeddah Male (39,206)
Female (43,044)
83% 17% Not recorded Not recorded
Mannaa et al. (2013) Jeddah 4_6 years old dmft: (9.0) (SD: 5.0) (d)= (8.0) (SD: 5.1)
12_14 years old DMFT: 5.8 SD (4.1) (D)= (4.5) (SD: 3.7)
37 years old (SD: 4.5) DMFT: 12.4 SD (5.3) (D)= (5.5) (SD: 3.9)
Mardard 2009 Jeddah >18 years old Male (100)
Female (100)
DMFS (Endo): (48.7) (SD: 21.8) (D)= (5) (SD: 5.7)
DMFS (non-endo): (33.6) (SD: 22.5) (D)= (7.5) (SD: 9.8)
Paul 2003 Al Kharj (Riyadh) 5 years old Male (53)
Female (50)
83.5% 16.5% dmft: (7.1) 82% (d) = 5.8 (SD 5.0)
Quadri et al. (2015) Jazan 6–15 years old Male (520)
Female (333)
91.3% 8,7% Not recorded Not recorded
Wyne et al., 2003 Riyadh 7–11 years old 94.4% 5.6% dmft: (6.3) (SD: 3.5) (d)= (4.9) (SD: 3.1) (78%)
DMFT: (1.6) (SD: 1.5) (D) = (1.5) (SD: 1.4) (93%)
Wyne 2004 Central area 12–13 years old Male (723)
Female (684)
90.5%. 9.50%
15–19 years old 90.90% 9.10%
Wyne 2008 Riyadh 3–5 years old Male (379)
Female (410)
74.8% 25.2% dmft: (6.1) (SD: 3.9) (d)= (4.66)
Wyne et al., 2002 Riyadh 55 moths old (SD: 20.0) Male (34)
Female (40)
100% 0%
Wyne et al., 2002 Al-Hassa 2–5 years old Male (164)
Female (158)
62.7% 37.3% dmft: (2.92) (SD: 3.51) (d)= (2.62) (SD:3.36)
Wyne et al., 2001 Riyadh 2–6 years old Male (571)
Female (445)
27.3% 72.7% Overall: dmft (8.6) (SD: 3.4) For all (d) = (7.6) (SD: 3.5)
83.6%
Age 2: dmft (6.7) (SD: 4.7)
Age 3: dmft:(6.9) (SD: 3.7)
Age 4: dmft: (8.5) (SD: 3.3)
Age 5: dmft: (9.2) (SD: 3.3)
Age 6: dmft: (9.3) (SD: 2.3)
Wyne et al., 2001 Qaseem 4–10 years old Male (106)
Female (47)
Mean aged 4.0 SD (1.4) 21.8% 79.2% DMFT: (0.91) (SD: 2.42)
Mean aged (9.7 SD (2.9) 19.7% 81.3% DMFT: (0.74) (SD: 1.48)
Mansour et al., 2000 Riyadh 6_7 years old Female (200) Public school 92.9% 7.1% dmft: (6.0) (SD: 3.7) (d)= (4.8) (SD: 3.6)
Military schools 97% 3% dmft: (8.1) (SD: 4.1) (d)= (6.3) (SD: 4.2)
Al Janakh 2016 Hail 16 to 18 years old Male 79% 21% DMFT: (3.49) (SD: 2.78) (D)= (2.68) (SD 2.27)
Al Otaibi et al., 201755 Riyadh 5–6 years old Male (127)
Female (97)
72.8% 27.2% dmft: (3.96) (SD: 3.85) (d)= (3.22) (SD 3.55)
Al Shahrani et al., 2018 Asir 15 to 17 years old Male (3411) 72.9% 27.1% DMFT: (4.3) (SD: 5.59) (D)= (3.1) (SD 3.34)
Al-Meedni and Al-Dlaigan 2016 Riyadh 3 to 5 years old Male (184) Female (204) 69% 31% dmft: (3.4) (SD: 3.6)
Alghamdi and Almahdy 2017 Riyadh 14 to 16 years old Male (610) 54.1% 45.9% DMFT: (1.26) (d)= (4.66)
Alhadban et al., 2018 Riyadh 6 to 8 years old Male (578) 83% 17% dmft: (4.3) (SD: 2.96)
Al Amri et al., 2017 Riyadh 3 to 5 years old Male (1571) 80% 20% dmft: (4.30) (d) = (3.15)
Al Osaimi et al., 2017 Riyadh 3 to 5 years old Male (255)
Female (275)
85.5% 14.5% dmft: (5.54) (SD: 3.49) Not recorded
Al Zahidy 2017 Jeddah 12 to 14 years old Male (1123)
Female (990)
89.2% 10.8% Not recorded Not recorded
AL-Otsibi et al., 2016 Qassem 6 to 12 years old Male (121) 57% 43% Not recorded Not recorded